“Please look at me, Ava.”

“Better?" he asks as he looks up at me. "I'm sorry. For everything, Ava.”

“Come back to me, Ava.”

“All of me, Ava. Every single piece.”

“Just yours, Ava. Tell me you love me.”

“It's not natural, Ava. For me not to touch you, it's not right.”

“The sex is just sex. I can't get close enough to you. The control is because I'm frightened to death that something will happen to you...that you'll be taken away from me. I've waited too long for you, Ava. I'll do anything to keep you safe. I've lived a life with little control or care. Believe me, I need you..please...please don't leave me.”