"I'll get some more coffee." Sarah started to rise from the couch.

"No." He held up a hand. "I'm fine. No, not fine," he corrected himself, "but I don't think I should drink more coffee."

She was silent for a long moment. "That must all have been so devastating for you, Beau," she said at last. "

He relaxed an infinite amount when her voice sounded softer, warmer.

"And humiliating." he went on. "All the world could see how stupid I'd been." He clenched ...