So, deleted my last comment because I fangirled you SO horribly and also pontificated endlessly. Sorry about that. To sum up: love your story, intrigued by your references to Nathaniel/Anita misunderstanding, knew Anita could not be reading it right. (Line "Jean Claude's silence told me everything I needed to know", even at time, immediately apparent as work of true evil genius.) Found something interesting, below, while rereading from the beginning. Looking forward to more.
Anyway I include my original question in case you were inclined to answer it, but otherwise I will just wait patiently until chapter 64 or beyond!
In Chapter 28 you wrote that Anita says to Nathaniel:
"But first, you need to open your marks so we can do this right."
"They are," he said. I paused, my hands on his waist. "They're always open. In case you need me."
Am I crazy? Well, yes, but to think this is important? I was so sure that he was angry that Anita did not even try to feel his marks all that time. But then he was there when Anita was giving her statement and said that she knew she couldn't feel Nathaniel and went in anyway. So I abandoned that theory, but then when I reread this I became intrigued by it again...
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Anyway I include my original question in case you were inclined to answer it, but otherwise I will just wait patiently until chapter 64 or beyond!
In Chapter 28 you wrote that Anita says to Nathaniel:
"But first, you need to open your marks so we can do this right."
"They are," he said. I paused, my hands on his waist. "They're always open. In case you need me."
Am I crazy? Well, yes, but to think this is important? I was so sure that he was angry that Anita did not even try to feel his marks all that time. But then he was there when Anita was giving her statement and said that she knew she couldn't feel Nathaniel and went in anyway. So I abandoned that theory, but then when I reread this I became intrigued by it again...