18 Floors Above the Apocalypse novel Chapter 215

They made love passionately, losing track of time until until the wee hours of the morning.

When Stella opened her eyes again, the sun was already high in the sky. Stretching, she let out a yawn.

Still half-asleep, it took her a moment to clear her head. She glanced at the empty side of the bed, remembering that Jasper had classes in the morning.

She checked the time – it was already past ten.

Stella got up, almost tripping over her own feet, but then she noticed four condoms hanging on the coat hooks. The sight of them made her blood boil, "What does he think this is, the 60s or 70s? Does he think they're reusable?"

In a huff, she tossed all the condoms into the trash can.

After freshening up, she noticed Rosie was out, probably at classes with Jasper. She picked up her lunch from Arcadia, specially opting for chicken soup.

Just as she was about to eat, the siblings came home.

After several nutritious meals, Rosie was looking much better, "Stella, I'm back."

"Good, now wash your hands and let's eat."

"Rosie." Jasper corrected his sister, "From now on, she’ll be your sister-in-law."

Rosie seemed confused, not quite understanding the difference.

"Because I love Stella and we're together now. She's my wife, so you have to call her sister-in-law."

"Together?" Rosie was puzzled. "But you've always been together."

Despite her confusion, Rosie managed a sweet smile, "Okay! Stella is my sister-in-law."

Stella blushed, "Let's eat."

After washing her hands, Rosie sat at the table, "I went to teach today. Lots of people asked if I was feeling better."

She took out a paper crane, "This is a gift from Tommy."

"Tommy? The boy who keeps pet mice?"

"And there's Lily. She secretly gave me a piece of candy, but I didn't take it."

Having had candy snatched from her mouth before, Rosie knew that candy could be a lifesaver. She didn't need candy, but Lily had been saving hers for months, unwilling to eat it.

Stella praised her, "You did well, Rosie. We can't take things from others, and we can't give our things to others either."

After two bowls of nourishing chicken soup, Rosie felt much better.

Jasper seemed unaffected, but Stella still pushed some bananas towards him, "Eat more."

It was good source of potassium.

In return, Jasper offered her a plate of slow-cooked pork, "You too."

Stella felt really embarrassed.

After lunch, Rosie volunteered to do the housework while Cooper made a mess.

Dragging her tired body, Stella went back to the room to continue her nap. Jasper followed her in, only to find the condoms missing. After a quick look around, he found them lying peacefully in the trash can.

There was not nearly enough condoms from their haul at the pharmacy. Jasper gently nudged Stella, "How many do you have?"

A bit embarrassed, Stella took out the remaining stock from the stash she got from Max King.