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CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
‘DRUGS IN THE RAIN’ SPACEMAN ZACK
After lying in bed for an hour, I had to get up. There’s only so much silence I can deal with. Plus, I want to get my present ready for Leo.
Sitting on the edge of the bed, I take note of my body. My stomach no longer churns with nausea which I can’t be more grateful for. What a fucking day. Thankfully, the room isn’t spinning either. I’ve been getting head rushes when I stand in the mornings but right now, all the walls and furniture stay where they are.
So much shit has happened in my life, but I’ve never gotten so physically ill from it. Then again, I’ve never been held at gunpoint either.
Hell, I bet I’m the only woman on the planet who has been held at gunpoint three separate times in one month. To top it off, I fell in love with one of the gunmen.
Fuck my life.
I can’t complain about the good parts though. Leo loves me. He said it first and it felt like my heart would burst. Just thinking of the way his words stoked the flames of my soul while his hands held me close… I’m tearing up.
“Gah!” I stand from bed, shaking my head of my jumbled emotions.
I pull on an outfit I bought today, maroon leggings lined with warm fleece and an oversized wool sweater. The temperature has dropped tonight and I’m ready for my kindle, hot cocoa and the fireplace.
As I walk through the hall, I pull my tangled hair up into a bun on top of my head.
Letty and our mothers are sitting in the living room, watching some fluffy Christmas movie. They looked cute together, talking about the handsome guy trying to make amends with the girl.
The fireplace is going, keeping the place toasty warm, and the darkened city shines through the windows behind the gorgeous Christmas tree they must have set up. It still doesn’t have ornaments or tinsel on it, but the little white lights are perfect. It’s so picturesque.
I know everyone is just trying to keep their minds off Leo and the guys. Even my mother, though I’m not sure if she knows the full details of what’s happening.
I’m glad my ma and Joann are old friends, I’m sure it helps her to have someone close. I can’t imagine her having to deal with this for years. Constantly worried about him. My nails would be nonexistent if I were Joann. Just thinking of what he’s doing tonight has me wanting to pick up the old nail-biting habit.
“You guys want some hot cocoa? I’m going to make some,” I say as I turn for the kitchen.
I hear Letty yell from the living room that she’ll help me followed by my mother and Joann accepting my offer.
I walk into the pantry, ignoring the shiver that runs through me at the thought of the asshole who tried to kidnap me through here. I spot what I need, one bag of semisweet chocolate chips, unsweetened cocoa powder, marshmallows, and vanilla extract.
Whoever fills these shelves knows her shit.
Grabbing the last item, sugar, I head back into the kitchen where Letty is heating some milk in a saucepan.
“How are you feeling?” Letty asks casually as she pulls a whisk from it’s hook.
“Better. God, I don’t know what happened. I think it’s the stress of everything and all that walking at the mall, but I felt like the world was spinning while I was standing still.”
Letty laughs but the way her fingers drum on the counter as she whisks the milk like a damn blender, I feel like I’m missing something.
“How are you?” I ask as I gently take the whisk from her and pour in some of the chocolate chips and powder, “You seem like you’re on edge.”
I side-eye the blonde girl and see she’s chewing on her nail.
I drop the whisk and turn to her so fast that my elbow hits the bag of opened marshmallows, spilling them everywhere but I don’t care.
“What’s happened? Is Leo okay? The guys?”
Letty steps toward me, gripping my shoulders, “Yes! The guys are fine. At least I think they are. I haven’t heard from anyone yet so that’s a good thing.”
I narrow my eyes, even as my heart slowly decreases it’s pounding rhythm, “Then why are you acting shifty? What’s going on?”
Letty backs away and nibbles on her lip for a moment, weighing her words carefully. I bet she’s going to admit to having feelings for Brian or Hector.
