*Michael*
"Ugh," my groan echoed around the room as I stirred, the loud thumping of my heart in my ears a reminder of the fight and the consequences awaiting me. The headache was karma for raising my voice at Shelby. She didn't deserve that.
I took a deep breath and decided to get a jump start on the groveling process. I headed into the bathroom, stripped, and turned on the water as hot as I could stand it. The heat singed my skin and loosened my muscles, making me feel clean and new. It also made me think about how lucky I was that Shelby still wanted me after everything, that she had picked me out of all the other fish in the sea.
When I got out, I brushed my teeth and popped two asprins, then headed to the kitchen to start a pot of coffee.
While the coffee brewed, I started an
