the last. There was no way I would make it to my room, but I couldn’t let him know.
“Thank you for coming to check on me, but I will be fine. Just need some rest.” I desperately wanted him to leave before I tried to take on these stairs. If he saw me stumble, he would want to help and I just wanted to be left alone.
“Okay then. Goodnight Avery.”
“Goodnight Gage.” I gave him a half hearted smile. It was the best I could do. I didn’t even have the strength to swoon at his hotness, and he was looking mighty hot.
I waited for him to walk out the doors before I tried to go up the stairs. I tried hard. I may have gotten to the third step. That was it. I felt my legs wobble, and my head began to spin.
“Well, it looks like you may need my help after all,” Gage spoke. He threw my arm around the back of his neck and held me close to his side. I, of course, wanted to argue. It’s just my nature, but his touch felt comforting to me.
“I thought you left.”
“I did, but I realized that even though you are stubborn, you are still very sick. I can see it on your face, and I just didn’t want you to be by yourself. At least, not until you get tucked into your bed. Now let’s take this nice and easy. We will get you there in one piece.” He leaned down and whispered in my ear, “I promise.”
I shivered. His voice is as sexy as he is. “Did you wink at me in class?” O, crap. This sickness was making me do stupid things. I can’t believe I just asked him that. What was I thinking?
He snickered. “Where did that question come from?”
“I’m sorry. My head is kind of spinning.”
“Yes.”
“Yes. What?” I asked
“I did wink at you. You intrigued me. I am sorry.”
“No need,” I said as we took each step slowly. In my mind I was excited that he had winked at me. I don’t know why. Maybe he intrigued me too.
We walked the rest of the way in silence. His warm arm around me did something to ease the sickness I had been feeling. I was grateful. Each step got easier. When we got to the room, he walked me to the bed and helped me sit down.
“Thank you,” I said.
“You’re welcome. You lie down, okay.”
I lay back onto the pillow, and lifted my legs onto the bed. I could feel Gage remove my shoes. “Do you want a blanket?” he asked.
“No thanks. I’m really hot.” He smiled at my comment.
“Okay then, do you need anything else before I go?”
“I am truly fine this time; I don’t need any more help. I’m starting to feel yucky again and I just want to go to sleep.”
He nodded his head. “Goodnight, Avery.” He leaned down by the bed to turn off the bedside lamp, and when he did, I winked at him.
“Goodnight Gage.” I closed my eyes. I listened for him to leave. He did, quietly. I kept my eyes closed the entire time. I did not want to see his expression when I winked at him. I did it because I wanted him to know that he shouldn’t feel bad for winking at me.
Chapter Six
I lay there replaying the night’s events. Each time I thought about it, I would feel worse. I had not been lying there long, when someone knocked on the door. I so desperately wanted to be alone, but that would be too easy.
“Who is it?” I asked.
“It’s me, please let me
“Thank you for coming to check on me, but I will be fine. Just need some rest.” I desperately wanted him to leave before I tried to take on these stairs. If he saw me stumble, he would want to help and I just wanted to be left alone.
“Okay then. Goodnight Avery.”
“Goodnight Gage.” I gave him a half hearted smile. It was the best I could do. I didn’t even have the strength to swoon at his hotness, and he was looking mighty hot.
I waited for him to walk out the doors before I tried to go up the stairs. I tried hard. I may have gotten to the third step. That was it. I felt my legs wobble, and my head began to spin.
“Well, it looks like you may need my help after all,” Gage spoke. He threw my arm around the back of his neck and held me close to his side. I, of course, wanted to argue. It’s just my nature, but his touch felt comforting to me.
“I thought you left.”
“I did, but I realized that even though you are stubborn, you are still very sick. I can see it on your face, and I just didn’t want you to be by yourself. At least, not until you get tucked into your bed. Now let’s take this nice and easy. We will get you there in one piece.” He leaned down and whispered in my ear, “I promise.”
I shivered. His voice is as sexy as he is. “Did you wink at me in class?” O, crap. This sickness was making me do stupid things. I can’t believe I just asked him that. What was I thinking?
He snickered. “Where did that question come from?”
“I’m sorry. My head is kind of spinning.”
“Yes.”
“Yes. What?” I asked
“I did wink at you. You intrigued me. I am sorry.”
“No need,” I said as we took each step slowly. In my mind I was excited that he had winked at me. I don’t know why. Maybe he intrigued me too.
We walked the rest of the way in silence. His warm arm around me did something to ease the sickness I had been feeling. I was grateful. Each step got easier. When we got to the room, he walked me to the bed and helped me sit down.
“Thank you,” I said.
“You’re welcome. You lie down, okay.”
I lay back onto the pillow, and lifted my legs onto the bed. I could feel Gage remove my shoes. “Do you want a blanket?” he asked.
“No thanks. I’m really hot.” He smiled at my comment.
“Okay then, do you need anything else before I go?”
“I am truly fine this time; I don’t need any more help. I’m starting to feel yucky again and I just want to go to sleep.”
He nodded his head. “Goodnight, Avery.” He leaned down by the bed to turn off the bedside lamp, and when he did, I winked at him.
“Goodnight Gage.” I closed my eyes. I listened for him to leave. He did, quietly. I kept my eyes closed the entire time. I did not want to see his expression when I winked at him. I did it because I wanted him to know that he shouldn’t feel bad for winking at me.
Chapter Six
I lay there replaying the night’s events. Each time I thought about it, I would feel worse. I had not been lying there long, when someone knocked on the door. I so desperately wanted to be alone, but that would be too easy.
“Who is it?” I asked.
“It’s me, please let me
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