Chapter 14

My mind is spinning, racing, asking me question after question, parts of my mind giving me praise, other parts shouting ‘no’ and screaming at me for doing the wrong thing. I don’t care right now. I am relaxed, and I don’t care if my mind tells me it is wrong. I just want to sleep. The whole thing took every bit of energy, every bit of my mental state. I feel Jackson cleaning me as I fall asleep, relaxed against him.

Waking up, I roll over. Jackson is sitting there, laptop on his knee, typing away. I smile, not moving, enjoying the moment. He notices though, looking down at me, and he smiles.

“Good morning, beautiful.”

I smile at his words. I love waking up next to him.

“You look rather pleased this morning.” He winks and smiles more.

Reality hits me like a slap in the face, emotions flooding through my body, threatening to break me down, to trample all over my happiness. Reality is a bitch.

“What the hell was last night about?” I am now rea