Chapter 44

Chapter 44

So much for not being ready to see that again. Now it was all standing in her face, quise literally.

Kylan, shat Why do you always make me jump?" she chastised him, averting her eyes from his naked chest in favor of putting her tiny clothes near her suitcase.

"That was the one and only doctor appointment I had you come with me if you forget," Kylan ignored her jumpiness, stepping inside the bathroom and over to one of the two smks

She rolled her eyes and wandered back into the bathroom herself, stopping in front of the adjacent sink. "Yeah, because you know I'm not going to bullshit for you, not when it comes to her health."

Grabbing her brush, she tugged it through her curls and then wrapped her hair back into a bun, finding an elastic in her toiletry bag and securing her hair in place. She started the process of wetting her face to wash it, acutely aware of Kylan's eyes fixed on her

"I didn't need you to bullshit for me. My insomnia wasn't that prevalent at the time," Kylan insisted, reaching into a bag of his own and withdrawin a bottle of an expensive-looking face wash.

the cleanser over his skin. She sighed and did the same with drugstore cleanser, taking care to

up she had ever appeared around Kylan, and the thought added to her nerves. She did

You know that You were coming to work with dark circles under your eyes and you were angry Way angrier than you

of water from the sink, squirted far too much toothpaste over the bristles,

corrective lenses, to begin with. He

face

looked. Well, damn. He looked good. The frames were perfect for the shape of his face, the black contrasting with both his pale skin and also the darkness of his hair and eyes alike. She was gawking, she knew she was. And maybe it was the alcohol or the

while he brushed his own teeth. She shook her head and finished with her toothbrush, spitting and then rinsing her mouth in the sink. She washed her hands and made her way to the bedroom, pausing when she reached the bed. She stared down at it, taking notice of the ridiculous amount of throw pillows that were scattered around near the headboard. Why were there so many? How many should she take off? Would Kylan want her to leave some of them in the center

bed isn't going to bite you, Kairina," Kylan said on

she stood. He bent down and plugged his phone in

gasped, scrambling to look at him and then immediately stopping when she realized the bastard was doing pushups, his glasses perched on his nose precariously. She tried, really tried to ignore the way his back

floor at all," she mumbled, walking back over to her side of the bed, pulling a few of the throw pillows off and tossing them aimlessly to somewhere

night, Kate," Kylan granted from his

was the alcohol. The alcohol and sleep deprivation She rolled her eyes, her checks feeling warm and her head feeling light and airy.

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