hug them, watching him, waiting for him to get dressed
and tell me to leave. He doesn't put his pants back on, but he does
head toward the door, not even bothering to look back at me.
“ Lucian,”
I call to him before he has a chance to disappear.
“ Yeah?”
He turns back to me.
“ Where
are you going?” I absolutely loathe how pathetic I sound. Right
now though, I feel about as fragile as a thin piece of porcelain
being handled by a rowdy child.
“ I'm
going to get us some water. I don't know about you, but I'm thirsty.”
He wipes a thin sheen of sweat from his brow.
“ Oh.”
I cower a bit, though I don't know why. This doesn't mean he's not
going to kick me out immediately after we're hydrated.
Perhaps he sees the
concerned look on my face because he walks back into the room and
sits beside me, reaching a hand out to rub my back. “Are you
alright?”
“ Yeah.”
My face sinks behind my arms. “No,” I admit.
“ What's
wrong?”
“ Would
you like for me to leave? After we drink our water, of course.”
I do my best not to sound pitiful, but it doesn't work too well.
His head cocks back
a bit. “No. What would make you think that?”
“ Never
mind.”
Lucian places his
hand on me knee. “I'm going to go get us some water, and then
we're going to take a shower.”
“ Together?”
“ Yes.
Together.” He grins, brushing a strand of hair away from my
eyes. “And then I'm going to hold you hostage all night. You're
going to fall asleep in my bed and wake up in my arms.”
“ Really?”
My mood perks up from his romantic words.
“ Really.”
He kisses me on the forehead before standing. “I'm parched.
I'll be right back.”
“ Alright.”
My body relaxes as I watch him go, my legs flattening out on the bed.
Maybe things will
work out for us after all.
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