Chapter 30. Having It All

“Don’t be stubborn or you’ll catch a cold. You don’t want to go back to the hospital, do you?” Reiner warned.

“I don’t need to go to the hospital if I catch a cold…” I said, stubbornly.

“I don’t think Lucien would agree…” Reiner replied.

Shit…I forgot all about Lucien for a moment there. If I get even a mild fever, he’ll throw me in the hospital and lock me there for weeks for sure. I’ve been doing my best to avoid seeing Lucien. Every time we met, it seemed like he was ready to place even more restrictions on my already-heavily-restricted life.

“Just sit still. It won’t take long…” Reiner said patiently as he turned on the hair drying.

I felt his fingers running through my wet hair as he began drying my hair for me. For the hundredth time, I wondered how he could be so good at this. I mean, where does a man like him learn to do all these things? It never ceases to amaze me…

“All done,” Reiner said when he was done drying and combing my hair.