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When he caer beaver

"Let's hope it sticks It would be great if you were over it and could finish your paper this week, hand it in next week, and we could fly out to Bora Bora on next weekend We could catch a plane on the 13th and be there for the next teeks How does that sound?"

"Shh," I said and held a finger up to his lips "Don't jinx it Let's wait and see how the rest of today goes, okay?"

He exhaled "Okay"

We snuggled like that for about half an hour and of course, he couldn't help but get aroused by the feel of my body next to his We hadn't had actual sex for weeks and other thanhim out with his not-so-little problem as I liked to call it, ere both alive hi, that all I ever wanted to do when I felt somewhat less nauseated was to sleep

He didn't press me for any help, but instead rolled out of bed and said he was going to have a shower I knew thater

We'd spoken about it, because I didn't want him to resentabout how I felt about hi to do with that I couldn't wait -- mentally -- until I was back to normal and we could resume our sex life

But whilesickness lasted, I just couldn't do it

Besides, there was a part of e I kneas crazy, and I didn't tell anyone about my fear -- not even Candace -- but I didn't want to do anything to threaten nancy Luke said he could wait until my nausea was over and I wanted him I had to trust he really meant it

So, while he had a shower and took care of business, I lay in bed and thought about how I felt, listening to h of nausea

There was none

When Luke finished and came back into the bedroom with a torapped around his waist, I smiled

"Feeling better?"

He lay back down beside ? That's the real question"

"I feel the same as before"