She hadn’t slept well, engrossed in replaying her conversation with Emery, and the restlessness finally pushed her from her cot at four a.m. Emery’s readiness to accept her sixth sense had encouraged her, as had her willingness to explore and understand their connection. She had displayed a lot of trust by candidly sharing the details of her hellish accidents. Obviously Emery had considered her daredevil lifestyle carefully and seemed determined not to allow anything to interfere with her plans. Words kept ringing in Pasha’s head, how the dying say they “wish they’d had the courage to live a life true to themselves, not the one others expected of them.” Was she right to try to change Emery’s mind? Restricting their relationship to friendship would probably help both of them, she decided. Emery already felt guilty about the girlfriend she’d hurt, and Pasha didn’t want to give her reason for any more regrets. And if they became intimate, Pasha would have an even more difficult time telling Emery good-bye when she moved on.
