SHE

My heart had leapt into my throat at his words, my body stiffening, forgetting how to breathe. In the next few days, one month out of our six months together would have rolled by, and I was getting used to this life. I have caught myself staring at him a few times, wishing there was no expiration date to this new found peace I was enjoying... if he was thinking the same...

The door to my room burst open, and Joanne sauntered inside, Abed had gotten under the covers and my bathrobe covered my sensitive bits, yet I went red in the face as if she discovered us in the position from earlier.

“Knock, it is not that difficult.” Abed doesn’t try to hide his irritation.

Joanne waved him off,

“I came late anyway, I missed the good stuff.”

I bury my face in his chest, too shy to face her. He wraps a protective arm around me, his arm around me gave me warm, tingling sensations in my belly.

Joanne sighed, “We have a few hours to get ready, so Clay made the food you were supposed to make. Come