More than anything, she craved an intimacy that might transcend the physical. And so she urged him to reveal himself, to step out from behind the self-protecting wall of fear he had carefully constructed over a lifetime of loneliness. Secrets, she assured him, were the only thing that stood in the way of their ever finding true happiness. At first he was reluctant. But as the days passed and he came to trust the relationship, he saw the wisdom of her request. One evening, after a good dinner and some particularly heated love-making, he decided to make the leap. Lying in the darkness, their naked, spent bodies entwined around each other, he quietly told her all the things of his life that he'd never told another living soul. When he finished, she kissed him and thanked him for being so honest and open. He slept peacefully that night knowing that his days of hiding were over. The revelation left him feeling closer to her than he'd ever thought possible. She had insomnia. It's hard to sleep next to a guy when you're pretty sure he's a psychopath.
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