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I knew I needed to call Dr Morgan and Mo so caused --­I already knehat it meant My future and my dreams were over I didn’t need a doctor to tellonto my side, I wrapped my arm around my pillow and shoved my face in it The softtears Just silent and unending The hurt in the pit ofas the pain in my knee

It was a little after twelve thirty when there was a sharp rap on the door I had no idea who it could be Maybe , I hastily wiped my cheeks as I sat up, and then clearedI don’t knohy I wanted to hide it Maybe it was like if no one else saw it, then it wasn’t true Sort of a stupid ether I was seconds away fro

The door opened, and I blinked once and then twice, thinking I was seeing things, but the person before me didn’t vanish

Jase strolled into my room, like he’d done it a -­sleeve shirt, and a plastic bag dangled froertips He drew up short when he spotted h"

I cringed Must’ve been the puffy eyes "Thanks"

A small smile crossed his lips as he cae of the bed, placing the bag on the floor between his feet "Should I be worried?"

My brows rose I was still too stunned by seeing hi with that stateious?" he clarified

"Oh No" I paused, peeking up at hihed out a laugh "See and pulled out a plastic container "Chicken noodle soup Not for the soul But for your hopefully not contagious disease"

That daeance I took the warer ale bottle appeared next, and he placed that on the nightstand, then a pink box A cupcake I wanted to cry "If you are so worried about getting sick, why did you coain "Well, considering e did Saturday night, I think that concern is beside the point"

"Yeah," I ured you orth the risk," he added, rolling the bag up and tossing it in the wastebasket by the desk "Knowing that should hed, but the smile slipped off my face as I peeled the lid off the soup What he’d done had rocked ht to the center ofto deny this feeling In spite of the dull ache inand what it meant, warmth bubbled up my chest

"Thank you," I said, my voice hoarse "Thisthis was really nice of you"

He shrugged "It’s not a big deal"

Dipping the spoon into the noodle heavy soup, I took a healthy s to help ease the lu deal Tears burnedcrybaby, but these tears were different I wanted to tackle-­hug him I wanted to rain kisses all over his beautiful face I wanted to be able to get up and do those things without hobbling through it Hi his undying love formore than stolen kisses

When I looked at hi me closely--­too closely I averted ht," he adhtwell, I thought you were ignoring athered up some noodles "I wasn’t"

"I wouldn’t blame you if you had, especially when I’ve done the sah his hair, and as soon as he dropped his hand, his hair flopped back over his forehead "I don’t think I ever apologized for that"

My heart rate picked up Where was all this coht nohen it felt liketotally alien-­monster style

"So I’m sorry about that And when I et laid I know that’s not what you want You’re better than that and you deserve more than that I know that doesn’t ht way, and in the end, it was fking pointless because here you are and I can’t stay away fro his upper body over s "You know about Jack, but--­"

His hip pressed intopain traveled upthe container of soup before it spilled all over me Blood drained fro the sheets

"Jesus! What happened?" He jumped up like the bed had bitten his ass "Are you okay?"

Reeling from the sharpness, I could only nod Breathe in Breathe out Slowly, after several ers eased off the sheets, and I forced , and thenThat’s why you look that way" Before I could respond, he snatched the quilt and flipped it over "Shit, Tess, your knee Fuck I didn’t know I’m--­"

"Don’t," I said, voice hoarse "You didn’t know It’s okay"

He raised wide eyes toSunday night" The lie came out easier than the truth Guilt i, I brushed my hair out of my face "I think I’ve really messed it up"

"You think?" He put the container of soup on the nightstand "How e of the bed "It co on it didn’t help, huh?"

A weak smile appeared onthe strand of hair that kept falling in my face He tucked it back "Have you told Cam? Your mom?"

I shook my head "I didn’t want them to worry"

"Want more soup?" When I nodded, he handed it off I hadn’t eaten since yesterday afternoon, so this was doinglike this isn’t helping anyone, Tess"

"I know," I whispered, ducking aze I focused on his jaw as I scooped up noodles Nice area to stare at There was a thin blanket of stubble covering his lower cheek, giving hih his hair "Then I’ a ain

"Okay Then that’s the first thing we need--­hold up" He reached over, sweeping his thu ive me any shit We need to do that And we need to do that now"