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It finally registered that he was talking about the vomit I’d spewed all over h ht,” I whispered “I…I can do it,” I said, though, in truth,even the si that sip of water had cost htstand, but it was there so either I had done it or Lucy had

God, why couldn’t I think more clearly?

“Do you think you can make it to the shower?” Cain asked as he peeled the blanket away froh all I’d spit up was a mix of saliva and water, it was still a mess I probably should have been more bothered by the fact that I was now coht of ing to my skin and the blanket

I felt tears prick my eyes A shower sounded like a combination of heaven and hell From the moment Eric had pulled free ofmore than to scrub away every remnant of his touch from my skin

I shook my head

“What if I help you?” Cain asked

I ed a nod because despite the shame of what that meant, I really wanted that shower

I didn’t look up froht shifted off the bed I felt one oflifted and draped over a pair of wide shoulders

“Swing your feet over,” Cain said quietly I ed to stifle o around ht I ied to quell it Cain did most of the work after that With every step we took as he practically carriedover my bare skin

Blessedly, it wasn’t a long distance to the attached bathroom Cain had me sit on the closed toilet It occurred to me that I should probably make use of the facilities while I was in there, but the idea of telling Cain that hadmy mouth shut Luckily, the lack of food and water hadneed Not tothe bathroom left me cold all over

Another round of tears threatened as I settled my hands on my lap to try and cover ot the shower going A sliver of relief went through me when I saw that the owner of the cabin had installed a handrail in the shower Whichinto the shower, at least I’d be able to stand on my own once I was in there

And that meant only another minute or two of humiliation and then I’d finally have a few ether

That was ht

Reality, as usual, turned out to be a cruel bitch