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He sets e?"

Tilting his head to the side, he looks down at me "Do you want me to?"

Oh God How could I possibly answer that? Of course, I didn’t want hi to keep ain because he sets his milk down and turns away "I’ll be back, Pickle"

And we’re back to that again

When he’s gone I gulp down solass to the side of uy that screith my head so much It’s like he releases some kind of airborne toxin that melts all my sense The Silas Virus

He comes back not even two y hair stuck to the sides of his face and the back of his neck And he’s still not wearing a shirt He’s swapped out the towel for a pair of gy to make me any more relaxed I suppose there’s less chance of a wardrobe malfunction now, but he’s still so very naked

And nice to look at

The legs of the chair scrape against aged tile as he pulls it out to take a seat He de drink, and my eyes stick on the way his neck moves His Adam’s apple bobs, and I notice how very defined it is It’s chiseled like his jaw and his muscles, and as weird as it isit’s kind of a turn-on

If I can’t even look at the guy’s freaking Adaly, there’s probably no hope for lass down and wipes his mouth

His mouth Oh God

"Water okay?"

I blink "Hmm? Oh Yes, it’s fine Thanks I mean--"

"I think you’re the er through the condensation on "

That’s an understatement The foster home I’d been in before the Brenners adopted me was practically a military institution We were out of bed at dawn, and had a full day of scheduled chores and activities There was never a spare ine or discover soroup, and all the older kids were used to it, but I still only wanted to be outside lazing around in the sun, clih The Brenners had liked hoell-behaved I was At nine years old, I’d stopped drea that some family would come takeabout it Even then, I was practical to a fault But they hed and looked at each other every tih-pitched voice And they picked ave me a new life, and there are still days when my life before that feels like a dream

So really, structure has worked out well for me most of my life It’s only the last week and a half that it’s been cru to fill the silence, I push the envelope toward hito do"

"Nice," he ain

"Yes It was very nice As was getting your friends to give us a ride and inviting us over to your place"