Chapter 28. Cheap

"Is it still so hard?" Because he makes fun of me, I try to hide and get away from him. He has him bent over at the waist and keeps tickling him, so I wait for the right time to push his leg with my foot, which throws him off balance. The bathroom wasn’t very big. It had nothing but a toilet, a small sink, and a washer and dryer. Nash was taller than six feet, and a basket full of his wet clothes was still in this room.

He falls hard next to me, and the two of us take up the rest of the floor space. My chest is heaving as I try to catch my breath, and he laughs in a short, wheezing way.

"That was a cheap shot, Chloe." I laugh when he tells me.

"Don’t you dare tickle me!" I touch his shoulder and ask him. "Asshole."

"Must have made you laugh, right?" I turn my head to the side to look at him when he answers. When he looks back at me, I get a tight feeling in my throat and take a deep breath.

"Um, Chl