Cruel Summer

nding headache and my cheek stuck to

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e a knife to my skull, and my pulse was an unpleasant dru

How many shots did

to soothe my aching throat. Leaning back to sit with my back against the headboard, I groaned when I reached out to the wat

towards the kitchen, I didn't notice that the so

hi

y in the bed grunted; Sasha showing up on my doorstep, shivering from the rain and looking a whippet, Sasha crying in my arms, Sasha clinging onto my arm as w

I nee

ing, I made it to the sink, filled a glass with water and gulped it down greedily. Next I sauntered back to t

tarted the second requirement of the day, getting out some

f water and some pills for Sasha. Walking back to the living room, careful not to step on anything this time, I placed

body beneath the duvet, the only part of her visible was her hair which a ray of su

e?" I

nted. "

ome water and painkillers

cussing as she drew back on her butt to sit, leaning back against the sofa back that made a sort of headboard. She looked just as rough as I felt.

tty much summed

pretty - hella awful - sight. "Water, please?" She said wea

to her. "How are you feeling this morning?" I asked as she made a f

which will wear off with time. Emotionally? I don't even want

r. She cupped the mug with both hands and took a quiet si

ogize again. "You're free to s

, soon though, so I can get out of your hair. U

got me." I placed a rea

ed to get my stuff from his place, find somewhere to store it, find somewhere to live since my forme

s resented the fact that she devoted most of her time to Alex, based on his demands. I missed my playmate, my best friend, and I hated how being with Alex made her change. It was like the positive energy had been sucked out of her because she spent so much time obsessing over bein

use? I need to make a bucket list o

pen, then sat back down, picking up my coffee cup to sip as I watched her write. "Clinic, want to get that out of the way soon; start looking for flat

f your stuff there until you find a place.

." She

you're gonna need for a few weeks while you

utes then put the list down and gulped the last of his coffee. She sighed. "I think I might get the pregnancy test at the store. I need to get t

your hand while y

way, I took one three months ago when Alex had banged me nonstop for weeks. That was the last

forget all about that fucker. You'll meet someone

stare at me. "

erson I've ever met. It's quite a pity Alex didn't realize that. Maybe now you're f

just staring into each other's eyes.

She reached out t

s, though mindful of the tray to avoid breaking anything. "Okay, once I'm feeling human again, I've got a few

Just get whatever you normall

you don'

ill felt like a missed opportunity. Since then we'd never been single at the same time, and had ended up firmly in each other's friends' zone. When I'd broken up with Sharon, I'

way to give her privacy. Grabbing her phone from the table, she unlo

t's

go on holiday together next Saturday and get lost in each other again. The agency has been calling...fucking hell I was really loo

d her, holding up my hands. "You don't

r face was hopeful, eyes twinkling with something like excitement rather than the

change the second name in the booking. W

an arrange that. Do you have anything

d could adjust my schedule to fit in a little holiday. The bonus wa

ng through darkness. "Hawaii. To a lux

to surprise Alex at

k him. It's his loss because you'll go with me now. And we're going to have a splendid time. What better way to get over Alex than sun,

ing onto some hot Hawaiian guy. She needed a boost to

holiday is exactly what you need to remind yourself that there are other guys out there, hotter, richer and smarter

oh, it a double room thou

years ago. I missed sleeping next to her than I was comfortable with. The idea of sharing a bed with her during this little holiday made me a bit nervou

affirmed. "It'll

is means to me. I'll start making some calls th