Kal carried her into the bathroom and sat her on the counter. He brushed some hair from the front of her face, rested his hands gently one on each side of her face, and let his head rest against hers. They remained in silence for a few moments as they allowed the simplicity of being so close to each to calm down. They were each so scared about getting into another heated argument like earlier. It was time to apologize and forgive for both of them. Grabbing a wash cloth from the cupboard, he ran some warm water through it, and began cleaning the wound on her neck. “I don’t know what happened Kal,” she began to explain as he washed her neck. “One minute I was dreaming and the next he was right there on top of me. I thought it was just a dream a really bad dream. I was frozen and I couldn’t