he ran his fingers through her hair as he spoke , brushing the back of his hand against her cheek . this expedition has been the favorite dream of my early years . it was time to get dressed and go to work . well , then , what do you want ? he kissed the top of my head as he walked back around to sit down at the table . i jerked away from him , unable to handle being so close when i was hurting so badly . i thought we agreed on our story . 