A year after Seth's death, Allison tried dating again.
As beautiful as she is, it was pretty easy for her to get dates. Every night, she would go out to dinner with some guy, come back to the fox tower before midnight, sit down on Renee's bed, and tell her how terrible the date had been. Renee always listened with a genuine smile and endless patience, offering encouragement for the next one.
On the rare occasions when a date actually went well and things escalated to the bedroom, Allison still came back to Renee and told her how she hadn't felt anything. Maybe she was the problem. Maybe she was incapable of feeling anything for anyone ever again.
It wasn't until one night, when Allison returned to their apartment much earlier than expected and explained that a guy she was seeing had grabbed her ass without permission, that Renee's usual calm expression disappeared. Without a word of explanation, she asked for his number and vanished into the night.
The next day, the guy called Allison to apologize. He swore he'd never go anywhere near her again.
And THAT actually made Allison feel something.