Between Him and Her

orning, suddenly feeling like

till hurt, but because I d

e control and end up in

ords carried an undertone of reproach, mentioning that I'd let Ale

ing more and mo

it wasn't me who made Alec stand out in the

"Have you eaten? I've ordered takeout for

m catching a cold, I could tell from his

s old flame a little more, let it burn hot! No, ac

voice pulled me

t time." I hung up and sat on the couch, puzzled.

oser by playing hard to get? What was he trying to do?

too hungry to keep overthinking this compli

living room, finally resting

the past, the key needed to g

myself, next time I fall for someone, it shouldn't start with a

ealing, and the swelling arou

figured it was the perfect time t

e right away. I'd return the key without having

elt so clev

t Alec a message, asking i

ply, but just as I was about to h

y heart jumped to my throat.

blunt response.

him to ask me to sta

but I kept telling

ly, grabbed the key,

or some reason, I ended up picking up some f

just so I could see M

c's door, Muffin rus

Muffin's head, and looked around the apart

s me? You're way bet

derstand and barked

our owner is usele

, I heard a cough f

o the apartment, only to regr

pale, but there was a faint smi

ardly. "Aren'

n. "I have a fever. And who cares about

was sick but still had t

drop the key off and leave," I s

stayed for a day, and I asked her to

badly, shouldn't he stop talking? I didn't ask

ly. "You should lie down.

ay down, staring

ter I poured him some water, I excused