Don't Call Me Sweetheart by Codi Gary

Author:Codi Gary [Gary, Codi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-08-14T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Two Saturdays later, Marley felt like a tractor had run over her head several times and her brain was exposed to an ice pick wielding maniac. God, she hated summer colds. They were always so much worse than winter colds. She’d had the chills for a day and a half, a 101.2 fever, and her nose would not stop oozing. God forbid she sneeze; if she didn’t grab a tissue fast enough, it was like a missile of germs exploded from her nose and mouth.

She should have known she was going to get something when one of the groomsman at the Vaughn wedding last Sunday had asked her to dance, then proceeded to sneeze the entire time.

Allergies her great Aunt Petunia!

Snuggling into her down comforter, she opened one eye when something gently nibbled at her hand. Butters watched her with dark brown eyes, his little nose twitching rapidly.

“This is what we humans call a sick day, dude. That means that we sleep a lot and do not want to be disturbed until at least ten.”

The stubborn bunny nudged her hand with his soft head, and his ears flicked forward, as if to say, no excuses, woman. Feed me.

With a frustrated groan, Marley extracted herself from her cocoon, her head swimming and her nose dripping as she made her way to the bathroom first, and then the kitchen to feed the annoying beast.

She’d just finished putting a kettle of water on when there was a knock at her front door. Kelly knew she was out sick today, and her mom would be at the diner by now. She wasn’t close enough to anyone else for them to stop by and see her.

Marley walked across her dining room to the front door. She looked out of the peep hole and backed up with a gasp.

Luke was standing on her door step, looking absolutely healthy and gorgeous, if a tad disproportionate thanks to the glass. They hadn’t talked since he’d taken off on her, and she’d been sure he was done with her.

So what the hell was he doing here?

Oh God, her teeth weren’t brushed and her hair was a mess and there was probably snot everywhere.

“What are you doing here?” she hollered nasally through the door.

“Checking up on you. Sonora said you were sick.”

Marley snorted. When she’d told Sonora she felt like she was coming down with something, the other woman practically sprinted out of the room. She told Marley to get the hell out and get well before she came near her again because the last thing she needed was to catch something.

As if Marley wanted to be sick.

“Yes, I’m very contagious, so you should get out of here before you contract it.”

“Just open the door, Marley, I’m not worried about getting sick.”

A rush of wooziness overcame her and she pressed her hot forehead to the door. “Please, just go away. I don’t want you to see me like this.”

“You have two choices. You can either let me in,

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