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With Mateo sitting close to ht but before, my body hummed for more This had to be the over, having thrown up all over him

“I’m sorry oke you,” I said

“Sian, it’s no big deal” He placed a hand across s His palm rested on the blanket, but I wanted him to touch me

Staring into his eyes, I couldn’t resist e to kiss hi I put a hand to his cheek and was about to do that, so close, nearly touching, when I reht and there was a horrible taste in my mouth

Putting the glass down on the coaster beside the bed, I pressed a single finger to his lips “Don’t go anywhere”

I scra toward the bathroom I searched for a spare toothbrush I’d noticed in all of their rooms there was always an abundance of clean toothbrushes I was guessing they saw tooth decay as a real proble to the dentist a picnic

After quickly brushing rabbed the brush, running it through rown a little since someone hacked it off, but not by much

I wrinkled et it neatened out To have some life back into it

For some reason, it felt like Heather approved I didn’t know if it was because I wanted to think that, or if it was true, but this feeling ca Not just for myself, but for Heather as well

More importantly, I wanted to live

Withlike stale vomit, I entered the room

The urge to cover , but I keptto hide Mateo didn’t stare at uys didn’t have a problem with my fuller body, and to be honest, I loved my curves It was another part of what Drew tried to instill in me

My body was ot to make the choices for me No one else To me, this felt entirely powerful

I loved it

Walking toward Mateo, I reached down and cupped his cheeks “Thank you” Pressing ainst his, I felt his hands on my waist

“You don’t need to thankfor you”