Fever

I didn't expect to hear those words from his mouth, and honestly, I didn't even know that was possible. Daon always told me about Jayden, and it was always the same things: that he doesn't get attached to anyone, that he doesn't hook up with a woman more than once. Yet, here he was, saying he was in love with me.

“Is this a joke at this time of day?” I asked in a mocking tone.

He got up from the bed, took off the rest of his clothes, and went to the bathroom, turning on the hot tub to fill it.

“Come to the tub with me!” he asked.

I got out of bed and stepped into the tub. He lay facing me, pulling my feet to his chest, and we stared at each other while he caressed them.

“It’s not a joke. I wish it were,” he said.

“Don’t play with something like this,” I replied.

“I’m serious, Jane. I’ve never wanted a woman this much,” he asserted.

“Do you know what that is?” I asked.

“Pussy tea?” he joked.

I looked at him seriously while he laughed.

“It’s just a whim. Because you can’t have me, becau