Shattered Girl (Emmy)

Chapter 46

fter saying good night to the guys, I returned to the bedroom and found Drew in bed waiting for me

Well, don't you look all nice and comfy? I teased as I went into the bathroom to brush my teeth. Coming out when I was done, Drew patted the space ext to him. Come get in bed, angel,

ou have had a hell of a day and need a good night's sleep." Dew pulled back the covers for me. I climbed in and then slid over so I could cuddle with Im. Resting my head against Drew's chest, I rested my hand on his abdomen, idly sliding my fingers over his well-defined muscles. Drew began playing ith my hair, and I relaxed into him. I wasn't exhausted yet, but I was enjoying cuddling with him.

Tell me something I don't know about you, angel," Drew said quietly.

OK, but to be fair, you must do the same," I told him. He p

I looked up at him

the house down, scared of them; just the thought of one makes my skin crawl. I love horror movies, specially the ones from the 80s and 90s, though I have watched the old black and white ones too. I will read almost anything, but I prefer fiction over 1on-fiction unless it's a true crime or something I am interested in learning. I looked at Drew while

about what I shared? Tell me something I don't already know about

like to add all creepy crawly things to that list." I looked at Drew questionably. "Don't worry, I will explain. So before we were deployed the first time, they taught us about the insects we would encounter, which were the most dangerous to us, and where they liked to hide. So when I was in the Middle East, it went from really hot to cold at night, so all the creepy crawlies were attracted to the heat our vehicles put off, and when we were out on missions, they would be attracted to where we were sleeping. We had to check our boots, packs carefully, and anywhere they wanted to hide. After finding a scorpion in my shoe and

move on unless you feel like putting a bed back together in the middle of the night." I interrupted Drew. I gave in an involuntary shudder at the thought of my head or any other part of my body getting anywhere near whatever the hell a sun spider was, and no, I was not going to be brave enough to look it up to see what it looked like. My imagination was terrible enough. Drew laughed

have heard about what's in your e-reader library. Drew smirked, and my cheeks turned pink. "Yeah, yeah, so I read smut. If I got your browser histories,

I also enjoy some of the singing competitions and cooking shows." He shrugged

shows. You know the whole, we are dropping you off for a week on this deserted island. Here's a piece of string and a pocket knife. Good luck. We will see

take Emmy on a survival adventure," Drew teased, pretending to write in an

This girl loves spending time outside but insists on having a real bed indoors." Drew laughed at my dramatics, cuddling

girl. You need to