Chapter 36

Axle laid down on the bed panting while Ember rested her head on his chest listening to his heartbeat. She moved her finger around Axle's Sixpack. His body still felt cold but Ember tried as hard as she possibly could to ignore it. She just wanted to lay there and enjoy the moment. "How do you have so much energy even when you are not well?"Ember asked.

"I don't know… Ember can I ask you something?"Axle asked, moving his hand up and down her head slowly and smoothly.

"Yeah, go ahead."She said.

"Do you still love me?"He asked. Ember was a bit taken back, she was not expecting Axle to ask her that question. She sat up straight on the bed and she looked at him. He looked at her waiting for her to give him an answer, but she was not sure. She had never asked herself that question, so she didn't think about it. She didn't know if she loved him, if she genuinely loved him, she was not sure what it is that she felt for Axle now, whether it was love, hatred or something else.

"I…''She paused