Chapter 34
"If that statement was meant to break me, it won't work if you're trying to push me back into my shell," she said. She grinned once more, but this time it was softer.Perhaps the monster in me is hidden by my skincare regimen. Alternatively, the monster might simply decide not to appear tonight.
After her final comments, we just stood there in silence. She kept her gaze fixed. Neither was I going to.
At last, she broke the quiet. "I don't want to stress you out," she stated calmly and deliberately. "You ought to simply go to bed and rest. I'll get ready and be with you shortly.
I squinted at her. "You're not serious." "Oh, I am," she said coolly. Don't a husband and wife share a bed? Thus, we are undoubtedly sharing a bed.
This had to be a play of some kind. A test. Perhaps
