Chapter 27

Vivian’s POV

I woke up with warm arms wrapped around me. I smiled, loving that Chris was still holding me next to him. I was where I belonged. I snuggled deeper into his arms, causing him to stir and pull his arms away. “Vivid?”

His saying my nickname gave me chills. “Good morning.”

He sat up, pulling away from me entirely and clearing his throat. “About last night…”

Oh no. Oh no, no, no. “Yes?”

“It can’t happen again.”

I sat up, grabbing his arm. “What are you talking about? It’s already been done. You’ve got to tell Samantha now. You can’t possibly go back to normal with her and ignore what happened.”

“I’ll tell Sam what happened at the right time, and we can ignore what happened.”

He pulled his arm from my grasp, standing. I looked at him desperately. “I don’t think you should come with Zeke and me.”

“I’m still coming. Someone has to be there to make sure you’re not getting in over your head.”

I crossed my arms. T