Gemma allowed herself to be embraced by Conner, even though he had given her every reason to run away. As much as she wanted to push him back and yell at him for placing Shane on a fine line between life and death, she found comfort within his presence. She became relaxed at the scent of his cologne and the strong nature of his arms as her head laid upon his chest and he held her to where she could hear his heart beating. Her eyes had fallen to the floor, resisting the urge to cry, before having her head tilted up to look to him. At this instance, her attention was brought to his hands and how they had been bruised and torn as the fight had caused his skin to take the brunt of his anger. Even if Shane had deserved it, she still held an anger towards Conner for having nearly killed her husb
