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Now that I was fully dressed in fresh undies, pants, and a new tank top, I had nothing else to distract my gaze or my hands. I faced Fiona, feeling like she was staring right into my soul.
“This is what I’m talking about. Thevibe,” she said, nodding sagely as if she’d just confirmed some scientific hypothesis.
“Can you please stop using that word?” I groaned.
“No. It fits too perfectly. Because there is a vibe, now. It wasn’t there before. And that vibe is telling me that you want to stay with him all night because you want to be close to him.”
I paused, chewing on the inside of my cheek, unwilling to admit that she was pretty much 100% correct. Instead, I settled on sourly muttering, “I am feeling extremely attacked right now.”
Fiona’s gaze softened. She pushed off from the wall and wrapped me up in a hug.
“I might think he’s a massive prick, but you’re clever as fuck and have one of the best heads on your shoulders I’ve ever had the pleasure of encountering. I have immense respect for you and your awesome brain, so I respect your decisions and your feelings, too, whatever they may be.”
I returned the hug, relaxing into the embrace. I hadn’t realized how much I’d needed to hear those words until right now. To hear that I wasn’t an idiot for starting to grow closer to the last man on this planet I thought I’d ever want to. My own brain was already telling me I was an idiot. So, it was nice to have my best friend refute that. Even if it did end up being true.
“Just no funny business tonight,” she said as she withdrew. She wagged a finger at me. “That bloke barely has enough blood in his brain at the best of times, even when he’s not injured. Best not to send the last dregs of it to his dick.”
I slapped a hand over my mouth to keep from gasping or laughing loudly. I wasn’t sure which.
“I am not going to do that!” I whispered forcefully, suddenly concerned about Gahn Errok’s excellent alien hearing. “That would be insane! Besides, I barely even know how I feel about him!”
“I’m just saying. You’re going to be playing the sexy nurse for the injured warrior. It’s got that whole romantic hurt comfort vibe.”
“Again with the freaking vibes!”
She grinned. “You know I’m right.”
She reached down and grabbed my wet things from the floor, dumping them into my arms.
“Come on. We’d better get back out there before Gahn Errok kills himself trying to get out of bed to drag you back.”
I wanted to tell her, no way, he wouldn’t do that. It would be too colossally stupid when he needed rest.
But I didn’t.
Because, just as she’d said...
She was right.
