Chapter 44 - I am sorry

Elliot POV

“Good morning”, I whisper, wrapping my arms tighter around Hazel’s body. Her body reacts to my touch, and she stiffens, burying her head deeper into her pillow. I frown, watching her as she pulls away from me.

I take a deep breath and sit on the edge of the bed. I pass my hands through my hair and take a deep breath before standing up and walking to the window. I open the blinds, and New York City appears on the outside. The snow is falling, and I shake my head. I walk towards the bathroom and can see through my peripheral vision that Hazel has her eyes on my naked body. But she’s been behaving very odd lately.

Since the argument in her house and the fantastic sex we had, she has been pushing me away. She keeps going to the hospital every day and then to class, and that’s about it. She is not talking to me properly and is definitely not behaving as usual. I open the shower door and turn the water on,