Chapter 0151

Finally, I waved my hand and said, “You’ve done shit–all to help with my recovery.”

Noah’s eyes narrowed and he pulled back a bit. “What’s really your problem, Hannah?” he asked, momentarily raising his tone but then quickly clearing his throat and lowering his voice so that we wouldn’t be overheard by a passing group of teenagers

“Look,” he continued, “I apologized for not being there for you when you hit your head, but a child needed me. I thought you might at least understand that.”

I frowned, opening my mouth to bite out a retort, but the words wouldn’t come. Noah was right, at least in that matter; Adam did need someone. And apparently Zoe didn’t see Drake as a viable option. That was her business, and I wouldn’t question the choices she made about her own son.

“Listen. You’ve been acting… weirder than normal since we spent the night at Zoe’s house,” he said. “Just tell me what your issue is.”

I barked out a derisive laugh and shook my head in disbelief. “Fine, I’ll tell you. I know what you did that night, Noah. I saw you go into her room,” I snarled.

His eyes widened in shock, his mouth falling open as he sputtered incoherently. His hand, which had just been twirling the end of a strand of my hair in an attempt to look romantic around all the prying eyes. froze. 1… You… Are you implying what I think you’re implying?”

looped my arm around his neck, pulling him close so that my breath tickled

clear; you going to

as I looked away. It was all I could do to fight the

cologne blocked out all the other scents of the boardwalk–something


out. “I honestly can’t even believe you would think I’d do something like

I challenged, leaning closer so that my lips brushed against his as I spoke. “Because the last time I checked, we’re just ‘unwilling participants in a sham of a marriage, aren’t

long ago. After letting my lips linger close to his for a second, I leaned back, watching as the blood drained from Noah’s face. For a long,

the sound of approaching footsteps broke the charged silence between us. I glanced over Noah’s shoulder to see Drake and Zoe making their way back towards us,

hissed, pressing my hand into his chest and pushing

like bothering

חוויי

grumbled something Incoherent under his breath and smoothed

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