On the verge of screaming, Madeline was met with a familiar voice that resonated from above. "Don't be afraid. It's me."
This voice...
If she wasn't mistaken, it belonged to Jeremy.
As Madeline opened her eyes and laid them on his striking, finely sculpted features with a smile on, she found herself momentarily stupefied.
After a while of dumbfounded silence, she awkwardly questioned, "Why did you come back?"
Jeremy, raising an eyebrow, retorted, "What? Why do you sound like I shouldn't be back?"
"I thought you'd be spending the night at the hospital with... with HER."
Madeline genuinely hadn't anticipated his return, especially after his earlier display of a less-than-pleasant mood.
Madeline regretted her words as soon as they left her lips, sensing an undeniable tension settling
