He sat there in silence. No one could melt his ice-cold heart. Extenuating circumstances tangled his emotions. He was spiraling, unable to deal with more than one feeling at a time. She got underneath his skin, and she didn’t even give him a chance to stop her from walking away.

And why would she? It was his fault, all right. He cheated. Lied. Broke a promise. He confused sexual intensity with romantic intimacy. Reluctant to accept the consequences of his actions, he ended up feeling nothing but guilt and frustration.