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He kissed me quickly before he left, my whole body humming at the thought of what was to come.
Chapter 11
Archer
Ididn’tmakeitback to Ionee’s last night. Mum had a meltdown when they brought her back to the home, biting a nurse and trying to escape. It was after 1 am when I finally left, so I headed straight home.
I passed out the minute my head hit the pillow, helped by the fact that Ionee’s scent filled the room from when she was last here, and woke about midday. My phone buzzed on the side table, and I picked it up from where it had been charging, finding a whole heap of messages and missed calls.
Sighing, I dealt with the voicemail messages first… most of which were from Mum’s home.
“Mr. Walters, we need you to come in for an urgent meeting about your mum. Can you call us back to arrange?”
“Mr. Walters, this is Nurse Lee. We’ve had to sedate your mum, as she’s been agitated all night. Could you call us back?”
“Hey, Arch, it’s Laura. Don’t worry about the messages from the home. I went in first thing and dealt with it. She’s not in a good way. They think she’s getting worse like the hospital warned us. But I meant what I said though—you’ve done your part, Arch. Let us help.”
Then I checked my messages in our band group chat.
Fox: Those lyrics are sick. I’ve spoken to Mav and he can meet us in the studio next week. You got any more hidden in that head of yours?
Charlie: We’ll see you for dinner, yeah? We can talk about the new album then.
Me: I’m not sure I’m up for dinner. It’s been a long couple of days with Mum.
Fox: All the better reason to blow off some steam. Shots, music, and us. What more could you need?
Me: You’re not going to take no, are you?
Me: Don’t answer that.
Fox: See you at 7 but someone bring food. I’m not cooking.
Charlie: And bring Nee. We’ve invited Lea.
Me: We? Aw fuck, guys. You didn’t both… Oh, you two are a nightmare.
Charlie: What? Sharing is caring.
Me: *Vomit face emoji*
Fox: We’re young and having fun. You should try it sometime.
Me: We had sex.
Charlie: WTF. You can’t just spring this shit on us.
Fox: Now we need details.
Me: We had sex. It was good.
Charlie: Good? Ice cream is good. A hot shower is good. Sex should be something more than good!
Fox: Give the man a break. It’s been so long. Good sex is probably all his poor heart can cope with.
Me: Fuck off. It was mind blowing.
Charlie: You like her… like, really like her?
