“It was horrible,” Harley said. She’d been saying that a lot. For a while, she was all but in the fetal position, saying it over and over again. But Marian was patient and held space for her while Harley processed what happened.

She rubbed Harley’s back, stroked her hair, and held her when she needed it. Marian provided all the comfort she could, trying to keep the woman she loved - and she realized that she did love her - calm and feeling as safe as ...