@MsTnTLover13 I love your story so much already, but to answer your question, more healing I think! I think it would make sense for it to be a struggle though so little victories that build up to big ones, like what you've been doing is great! I think for now, repetition of the hurt/comfort and angst before comfort is nice. Maybe in the upcoming chapters, when you feel like she's ready, we can see Claire initiate physical contact for the first time? Whether that be a hug out of joy or her fear of something else leads her to the arms of Taylor/Travis, showing them she's slowly trusting them more and more?