Checking for bruises? And he was...sorry?

Olivia leaned on her elbows and took in Nate's distraught expression. It was apparent he thought he'd been too rough. Though she appreciated the sentiment, disappointment churned in her belly. She'd figured once she got him to finally let go, he'd push past this mindset of not being good enough and the constant need to hold back.

Guess she was wrong.

She tried to school her voice calm when tears threatened. "Twice you ...