The next morning, I wake up with Neil curled around me. We’re both naked and sated. We didn’t have penetrative sex last night, but we had both found release multiple times throughout the night. In Neil’s arms, in the dark, I felt safe and contented. But now, with the dawn light shining in through
“I guess,” said the first. “Angela is so lucky,” said the third, a girl with a dreamy look in her eyes. “Neil is the perfect man. I bet he’ll make a great husband.” I glower without meaning to, and force myself to stop paying attention. My legs feel sluggish but I push myself forward. I don’t wa
By the time I return to the Pyramid after class, my entire body is shaking. My nose is running. I feel burning hot one minute, and then freezing cold the next. I pass through the living room. Beau spots me first. “You look like shit,” he says. “Thanks a lot,” I grumble, too tired to do much mo
“Thank… you…” My eyes flutter closed. A hand touches my forehead and lightly brushes back some damp hairs from my skin. “Get better,” Archer says. And I’m definitely hallucinating now, because I’ve never heard his voice that soft before. I drift away with thoughts of Archer, and wake up to see
Beau flips open the book. “How about I read you a chapter? That should take your mind off of things.” My cheeks burn, and it has nothing to do with any remnant fever. “I don’t think that –” “You can get off if you want. I won’t judge.” “I will not!” I cover my face with my hands. Beau shrugs
You can get off if you want to. I won’t judge. He probably wouldn’t even tell anyone. I’d be barely a blip on his radar. He might not even notice. “Gods, it takes three pages to get her full naked. Ah, here we go. ‘She falls back against the wall. With her thighs draped over his wide shoulders,
It takes a couple of more days before I start truly feeling like my old self again. My illness still sits heavy in my bones. Being bedridden for so long made me feel sluggish and tired. How many hours have I slept the past few days? I was definitely asleep more than I was awake. But now, I can at
Neil snaps back into himself in the next moment and shoves me away. “Neil,” I say, my voice tight. I can’t help it, my fury is raising on his behalf. Especially because he seems so damn calm about this horrible thing on his chest. “What the hell is this?” “No one asked you to look,” he snaps, bu