LOVED SEVENTY

"Why did you not say anything about us staying here"

"Because I thought you were handling the conversation pretty well" Cade replied with his back to her.

They had gotten to bed after all the guests had left. When they had first attempted to step away from the party, Frances had come up and held them down with the excuse that the night had just begun. It was not until almost everyone was unable to hold their liquor anymore that she announced that the party was over.

Ophelia and Cade went to the room silent but mostly because both of them were tipsy. They stumbled into bed and were now lying side by side.

"Do you think your excuse makes sense?" Ophelia asked then followed by a hiccup.

"Why wouldn't it?" he followed up shutting his eyes because of the pain that surged through his body because of the excessive drinking spree he had involved himself in.

"Are you trying to annoy me?" she asked sitting up in bed abruptly almost screaming at him.

"Lay back down and keep your choice down, rem