Lorraine stood there for a moment, her fingers fidgeting with the strap of her bag. Then she let out a small breath, one of those breaths people take right before confessing something embarrassing and irreversible.

She shifted her weight onto one foot, then the other, as if steadying herself, "Okay," she whispered, "I’m just going to say it before my courage expires." She breath out.

Jesse furrowed his brows, waiting.

"First of all, I’m a very straightforward person. Pain? I ...