Chapter 83. Day Out Without Him

"Housekeeping!"

"Don’t worry. I’ll take care of it." When he talks, I agree.

I hear Nash open the door and talk for a moment with the woman in the hall. I just slide out of bed, close the doors between the rooms, and pick up the clean clothes I didn’t wear this morning.

I put them on the bed and start to put on my underwear. As I move them around so they fit me well, a smile comes over my face. I felt like I’d done something real because I got him to talk to me and made someone feel something.

The bedroom door opens as I reach for my bra. She told me she’d be back in an hour. When he answers, I jump out of my skin, cross my arms, and hold the bra against my breast.

"Don’t you ever try to knock?" He laughs when I ask him.

"You really can’t mean that." He’s upset. "After all that? I’ve seen your body, Chloe, and I liked it. Stop." When he picks up his bag off the floor, my cheeks get red. He liked it