Chapter 108

I tie the robe around me when I’m dry, the shower has made me feel a hundred times better, and I throw everything I was wearing in the bathroom trash can. Underwear, shoes, and all. I never want to lay eyes on any of it again, and if I didn’t think it would set off all Arry’s fire detectors and cause a huge scene, then I would burn it all. The thought of that creep all over it makes me want to gag.

I venture out into the lounge slowly on Bambi legs. I need a glass of water, then I’m going to bed to forget this night ever happened, and I’ll deal with the emotional fallout tomorrow. I stop short when I spot Arrick sitting on the couch, nursing a coffee, still dressed, seemingly a lot more normal and sober but in complete torment. He looks wrecked, more with it, and just emotional for once. I figured he would have gone to bed by now and not be still sitting in the low lights.

“You feel any better?” His eyes meet mine, so dark and so very green too. It’s weird, a combo I hav