Yes - Confess your affair with Grace

"Fran..." You took a deep breath to gather your strength to confess, "The other day, when I went to the book shop, I met the owner's sister, Grace, and..."

"And?" Fran's hand was slightly shaking as she spoke.

"And... uh... I had sex with her..." You avoided her gaze and spoke in a lower tone.

Fran's grip tightened around your hand, with her eyes reflecting a mix of hurt and disbelief. She tried to stay as calm as possible, but she couldn't. She pulled her hands away and hid them under the table.

"Was it because of the urge you talked about? That you couldn't help?" she whispered with her voice trembling.

"I... don't know..." You really didn't. When Grace approached you like that at that time, you believed that you could've resisted. But you didn't. You allowed it to happen and enjoyed Grace's breasts very much. "I'm sorry..." You felt a pang of guilt as you saw the tears welling up in her eyes.

The silence was deafening, and the weight of your confession hung heavily in the air. You could see the struggle within Fran, the battle between her love for you and the pain of your betrayal. She took a moment to collect herself.

"If..." She bit her lips to hold back a sob, and managed to continue, "If you can't control the urge next time, you can come to me... Maybe I can... I can..."

"I might hurt you..." You didn't dare to look into her eyes.

"You might hurt someone else... And you will still hurt me, even more..." Fran almost cried out as she spoke.

You desperately tried to find another excuse to keep her away, but you couldn't. Just like she couldn't abandon you.

"I can't just pretend that didn't happen. But I love you, and I want to work this out... together..." Fran whispered, "If the worst were to happen, we face it together..."

Fran's words struck you deeply. You held her in your arms as she began to sob quietly. The road ahead would be difficult. You didn't know how this would come out, but at least you and Fran were willing to try.

The End of Act 1

Doses of monkshood solution remained: 3.