The thing is, how much does she tell. She's always been a great compartmentalizer, but now it's biting her in the ass.

she's just a coil ready to spring and hurt someone

It's interesting that you wrote that, considering something I've written in the next chapter.

a roll in the hay

What I was going for in that section was that instead of *talking* about intimacy, she allows intimacy for once. Scary shit for Veronica Mars, and of course she only lets go in the shower, as per usual.

Thanks for reading and commenting.