if you love each other , hell want to talk to you and work it out , but you have to tell him the truth . and now she sat here , clad in her gown and robe , staring into the flames , listening to the soft sound of the rain on the roof . i 'd got thinner than i realized , over the last few weeks of traveling . it helped that he had a way about him that made her feel at ease . her hands clapped her outer thigh . her chin lifted as she faced them . 