Chapter Ninety-Eight

Kelsey

The nerve of him for thinking he could persuade me with his penis. So what if it was big and fit inside of me better than a vibrator. He was throwing a fit about my wishes to keep our life private from our co-workers. It was more than irritating, and I had too much pride to give in to his tantrums.

When I walked into my tiny apartment, it felt big and lonely. Flipping all the lights on normally made me feel cozy, but now I just felt split open. What was going on with my insides lately? I knew Mack was bringing on those foreign feelings, and we were going to explore them, but why did it feel like we were racing at a Nascar pace? Relationships were supposed to take years to perfect, not months. My heart pounded rapidly when I thought about my future, even more so when I pictured Mack in it.

Needing a shower, I tugged off my outfit and hopped in, standing in the steam to help clear my thoughts. It didn’t help when I went to wash myself, feeling the stickin