Summary:

Eventually, they have to talk about it.

The world resumes its spins. The sex runs out. They kiss until their lips are bruised and they make up for lost time in any way that they can, and Ilya only leaves the hotel room to get food for them both. It is the middle of the night and their heartbeats have returned to normal. The silence has finally sunk in.

Shane whispers, “Talk now?”

Ilya kisses him on the forehead. “Talk now.”

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They talk about Shane’s divorce. They have a lot to say.