[ Forgiving himself is always a slow process. Barnaby has been through this process many times before, both for issues more and less severe than this one. One would think that he would have learned by now how important it was to forgive himself and to be able to move past the issues that have arisen as a result, but apparently he wasn’t quite at that stage yet.
This did help, however, and he was grateful for it. Even if he wasn’t particularly good at expressing such sentiments, it still meant a lot to Barnaby even if he didn’t know how to say as much. It didn’t matter. The way that he leaned into her again and let her hold him would hopefully say it for him all the same. ]
[Sheena knows how tough forgiving anyone can be--yourself being the hardest because that's the one person you can never avoid. And whose eyes know the truth better than anyone else's. Once you can get past those eyes, however, the road to forgiveness becomes easier.
And it's even easier when there's someone there to help you along--something Sheena had learned by experience and wanted to pass along to Barnaby. So, when she feels him lean into her again, she responds to his display if gratitude by tightening her hold and resuming her rocking.
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This did help, however, and he was grateful for it. Even if he wasn’t particularly good at expressing such sentiments, it still meant a lot to Barnaby even if he didn’t know how to say as much. It didn’t matter. The way that he leaned into her again and let her hold him would hopefully say it for him all the same. ]
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And it's even easier when there's someone there to help you along--something Sheena had learned by experience and wanted to pass along to Barnaby. So, when she feels him lean into her again, she responds to his display if gratitude by tightening her hold and resuming her rocking.
He was very welcome.]