I can't go to see him when Caleb's here. I need to tell Caleb. I don't want to have to lie to him because of his brother.
I swing my legs gently off the bed, stumbling slightly as my stomach groans. It's the first time I had gotten down from this bed since this morning after I had the sweets.
I leave my room, padding across the hallway towards Caleb's bedroom. I don't knock—I forget to knock, the suddenness of the message overriding my sense of politeness.
I push his room door open, wanting to step inside the room, but I stop in place.
Caleb is sprawled across the bed, half buried in the sheets. Tessa is on top of him, her hair in a ponytail, bouncing around as she rides him with a frantic intensity.
Caleb's eyes are shut, his mouth slightly open, gasping as she moves faster. They'
