Chapter 44
Jake handed me a towel, and we both dried off. I dressed and brushed out my hair, letting it dry naturally: I threw it up in a messy bun. I walked into the main sitting area and joined Drew on the couch.
“How are you feeling, Angel?” Drew asked.
“Much better now that I had a shower and am on solid ground.” 1 replied, sliding closer to him so he would cuddle with me. Patrick brought me a bottle of water and a bag of trail mix while Drew flipped through the TV stations, stopping at a baseball game. I wrinkled my nose at the TV, but when i spotted the chocolate candy mixed in with the nuts and dried fruit, I forgot about the game on TV and hegan picking out the candy.
Drew laughed as he watched me hunt for the candy, ignoring the rest of the snack, murmuring to myself happily.
“Angle. what are you doing? 1 looked up at Drew, confused for a moment.
“Oh, sorry, I zoned out for a second. I’m picking out all the chocolate first. Chocolate makes me happy, and it fixes everything.” I grinned at went back to my search for the candy.
“Make a note, guys, chocolate makes our girl happy.” Mike joked; I glanced his way and popped a candy into my mouth.
“Yep, I will forgive you for almost anything if you bring me chocolate.”
Drew and
us on the couch.
tried to climb over him to get my treat back, but he put it out of reach and sat me back where I was. I took
bring over and poured my bag of trail mix into it, then added a second bag before handing it back to
rest of the day.” Josh beamed as the other guys loudly
around me,
why
took me on my first flight, Drew for bringing me stomach medicine and water, Mike for letting me cuddle with him, even with
a throw pillow, I laid it against Drew’s hip, curling up and leaning against it; I got sucked into the book. Drew rested his arm on my hip,
spent the
when it ended. Do we have enough time to explore a little before
Sean, I hurried into my bedroom and changed into the sundress, took my hair out of the messy bun, and ran a brush through
Josh said, hugging me. “You
option for me. Plus, I had never been interested in makeup much; learning enough to cover up bruises
two hours were spent exploring the Historic Port. Liam patiently followed us,
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