Her ObsessionChapter 69
Her Obsession
Chapter 69
The dark is soft here. Not the choking kind I’ve lived in, but the kind that strokes over skin and says rest. I blink awake to the low hum of the house and the warmer, steadier hum of him. Conner. I’m in his bed. He’s on his side, back to me, one arm thrown above his head like he fell asleep guarding the ceiling. He smells like soap and smoke and something that’s just him, clean heat and safety. There are wires taped to my chest and a cannula tugging at the crook of my elbow. My brain notes them; my body rejects them. I start plucking things off on instinct, tape, leads, the little clip on my finger, I need quiet, quick. One monitor ticks a soft protest; I thumb the switch and it obeys. Good machine. I slide closer, slow as a thief, and fold myself around him the way I’ve wanted to for years. Arm under his, palm spread over his sternum, face tucked between his shoulder blades. My thigh hooks over his hip; my ribs complain and I tell them to shut up. He’s so warm. My breathing finds his rhythm and the ache in my chest loosens. How did I get back here? My memory stutters, cold water, stone, gravel in my teeth and then dissolves under the steadiness of his heartbeat. Maybe I brought myself. It’s a very me thing to do. Doesn’t matter. I’m here. After the last two days, I deserve this. I deserve him.A thought slips in, sharp. Is he mad I left?Probably. He should be.The thought snags on another, lower and hotter. Fix it. Make it better. Make you better. The ache between my thighs pulses like a second heartbeat. My mouth is already at his shoulder before I
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