Chapter 166

He pulls me down so we are snuggling close on the soft plushie. Being pressed against his hard body and the soft cushion is blissful. We don't say anything for a while, just laying together in each other's warmth.

He points at my phone a few feet away from us, "you threw it there, didn't you?" He doesn't ask why because he thinks he know the reason. He believes I was online again, reading all the public opinion about shit they had no idea about.

So I tell him the truth, "Ashley called." I say quietly.

"Oh, your best friend. How is she?" He asks kindly. If only he knew the opinion Ashley held of him. I know I can't really blame her because she didn't know him that much. But still. She should be able to trust me. And that is the genesis of our rift. She should trust my judgement. I know it might be crazy or too much to ask of someone, that they should love you through something that is generally considered taboo, but Ashley was my sister. Our bond went beyond that. And it i