Chapter 0382

"No problem, babes," she murmurs, hugging me back. "I'm Team Ariel, all the way." She rocks me back and forth for a long moment. "Now let me go, before you mark me with Jackson's scent too."

I burst out laughing and pull away, grinning at her. "Is it seriously that strong?"

"Go!" she laughs, shoving me away a bit and lifting her chin towards my bathroom. "Take a shower, use your stinkiest lavender soap! And let me sleep, I'm exhausted."

I laugh again, getting up and bouncing away to my bathroom, waving to her over my shoulder. And then, my spirits significantly lifted, I do as my friend says and take a long, long hot shower.

When I get out I sniff at myself - at my arms and hands-frowning and wondering if it's any better. Because even though everyone protests that I've basically got Jackson coming out of my pores right now, I can't smell it at all. But I shrug, and towel off, and slip into some pajamas before heading back into my room.

I smile as I see Daphne fully asleep in my bed, glad that she's getting some rest, and I hop in on the other side, grabbing my phone out of the drawer and beginning to catch up on the thousand texts and messages that I've missed since I've been gone. The afternoon slips by then as I catch up with some old friends, making plans to meet up over break, hearing about their own lives and dramas. I order some food up to the room too around lunch time, truly treating myself to a day in bed while I let Jackson have his space and let the rest of my friends recover from their exhaustion and hangovers.

message too. But he doesn't answer, and I shrug, assuming that it's just as well to let

when a knock comes after the door.

my mom calls

towards her, eager to tell her to be quiet so she doesn't wake Daphne up. "Be

and sniffs once, and then her eyes go

in my tracks, knowing exactly what this is about by this point. And

she gasps, looking frantically behind her in the hall and then darting into the room, slamming the door shut

it's not what

her words slurring together as she sits up and rubs

comes at the door and mom's head snaps anxiously towards

go rigid when I hear

if mom can smell Jackson's scent marking on me

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