Kind of Cursed by Stephanie Fournet

Author:Stephanie Fournet [Fournet, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stephanie Fournet
Published: 2019-12-11T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

LUC

I awake before dawn and know exactly where I am. Millie is tucked to me, my arm draped over her waist. Her bottom snug against me.

My balls are going to ache all day, and I don’t give a damn.

I learned a lot last night, and the most obvious is that lying next to Millie is not a great recipe for sleep.

Another is that when she’s delirious with fever, she says some crazy shit.

When she started talking about never being able to have sex, I got a little worried about her. But then she started shivering again, asked me to hold her, and fell asleep in my arms.

Night has faded into watery light, and it falls on Millie’s head, painting her deep red hair even darker. She sleeps still, but I can tell by her quick breathing and the heat she radiates that she still has fever. I’ve got to get both her and Emmett to a doctor.

Moving as slowly as possible, I lift my arm off her and reach into my pocket for my phone. It’s ten until six. Later than I usually wake up, but not bad considering last night and how little I slept. Still, it’s Wednesday, and I need to move.

All at once, the day’s concerns pepper me like a hailstorm. I set the phone down, encircle Millie again, and close my eyes. The world can wait for two more minutes while I hold her and sort out my Daily Three.

Besides, who knows when I’ll be able to do this again. If I’ll be able to do this again.

Being this close to her, breathing in the summer sweetness of her hair, feeling the way her body seems to welcome the press of mine—it just feels right. This can’t be the one and only time, right?

I want you, but I can’t sleep with you.

If I let myself think about that one comment, I’ll go mad. We’re going to have to talk about that one some more, but not until she’s better.

Take Care of Millie. That’s priority number one today. I’m not gonna lie. Today isn’t the first day it’s made my three, but today, this one is going to drive everything else. In order to Take Care of Millie, I need to get her and Emmett to a walk-in clinic. Which means I need to make the time to do that, sooner rather than later.

Taking Care of Millie also means lightening her load. The kids are going to need breakfast, lunch, and dinner today. At a minimum. Last night, Mattie mentioned they were almost out of toilet paper. Who knows what else they need. I might need to call in reinforcements.

But Taking Care of Millie means protecting her privacy. Donner and Sam are going to show up soon, and I don’t want to be up here when they do. I don’t even want to be downstairs still in yesterday’s clothes.

Which means I need to make a quick decision about my next two priorities. I prop my head up and look at Millie.

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