Out of the Gate

She pulls out an awful lot of acrobatics, but Ada sticks on every time and after one week she’s got her walking and trotting in the round pen unassisted. Clearly, with age, she’d just gotten really fucking adept at hiding her feelings. “Be safe, Dermot. What is new is being woken up by deep regret over leaving Ada, rather than sweet dreams about one innocent kiss. He can’t put himself first because he doesn’t love himself enough to make it a priority.