One look at my pale, gaunt face, and he knew it wasn’t good news; his eyes widened, the bars dropping to the floor with a plasticky clatter.
“You’re f*****g kidding me, Abigail…” Low and tortured, Dennis’ groan caused tears to prick my eyes, and I downright glared at him even as he dropped heavily into a chair to rake his hand through his hair. “So, what’d the x-rays show?”
But he doesn’t know, know… The realization hit me hard, and I shook my head wildly to wipe my face. Taking a huge breath to hold, I closed my eyes and forced the pieces of myself to get fit back together.
“It’s just a pulled muscle, like I said- the doctor said no rough s*x until it’s healed.” Even only telling half the truth left a sour taste on my tongue, and I licked my lips heavily as relief slumped Dennis’ shoul
