Thankfully she was on my side of the bed so I didn’t have to lean right over before I felt the mattress depress, I must be close to her sleeping bod.... I could feel its heat and tentatively pushed on until I felt something. What was it, her back, bum, legs? I spread my fingers out and, getting braver, pushed more against her. It was her lower back, not much give. I slid my hand slowly down her body, quickly feeling the folds of her t-shirt and then... yes... skin, she must have pulled it up. Her fingers closed painfully around my wrist, like she had no inhibitions of using whatever raw strength her body could muster, and yanked my hand off. ‘Get out of my face.’ She walked out. ‘Hey. Hey!’ I lunged in front of her again, trying to block her way down the stairs. Her eyes were just as empty as before, the glare was something created in her skin and brow. It wasn’t her. It was like someone had ripped her personality out, and left a shell. ‘You’re just gonna do this?’ I asked. ‘Just. Following Tera up the stairs that night, Valerie was full of conflicting emotions.The one emotion that was not conflicted at all was her love of Michael and her ever-growing love of the strong seemingly sad woman who had become almost as necessary as Michael had, to her vision of the way her life should be."I'm getting in the shower," Tera yelled as Valerie closed and locked the front door.Hearing the water start she moved into the living room, set down her purse on the small coffee table as. Cindi suddenly deflated, looking acutely embarrassed."I'm sorry..." Do not apologize. It is refreshing to see someone who takes her responsibilities seriously, who does what she is supposed to do." Aurora glared at Amy as she spoke. Amy shrugged, not looking apologetic at all. "You were defending your twin. That is what twins are supposed to do." She ruffled Cindi's hair affectionately, then looked at Amy again. "I still want to know why you said that, Child."Amy gave a big sigh, then looked at.