Forbidden Passion

Chapter 44 Mary refused

"It's late. We should get back," Theodore said.

They walked back along the path, Vanessa sidling up close to him, creating an intimacy between them. "How are you settling in since you've been back?" Theodore inquired.

"Yeah," Vanessa glanced sideways at him. The sparse moonlight draped over him, casting a silvery glow.

"It's just that since the day I fell into the water, I can't sleep well at night, I'm constantly waking up from nightmares."

Theodore commented, "That's a normal reaction humans have after experiencing a traumatic event. If it gets worse, I suggest you see a therapist."

"A therapist?" Vanessa gaped at him, incredulous. "I'm not that bad off. It might just be because my window faces the pool, and that keeps me up."

him to stop as well. She looked up at him, "I'm a bit scared. Can you wait until I fall asleep before you leave?"

into her room, and

After a refreshing shower, he lingered by his bed before

darkness, Phoebe's

ceased soon after, but Phoebe

and continued watching a reality show in

eyes were sore. Post-rinse, the mirror

room, she noticed Theodore curled up on the couch, seemingly too tall for the space, his legs akimbo. Without lingering, she

had been lying in wait just behind it. When Vanessa saw it was

towel in her hand, her tone suggestive, "Theodore left his towel

the familiar towel, indeed one of Theodore's, and clenched

towel. "Miss Ziegler, aren't you curious about what happened between Theodore and me in my room