“I won’t!” I pouted.
The light turned green. “Last night wasn’t enough for you?” Ashton asked as he eyed the way I fiddled absentmindedly with the eggs.
I was taken aback for an instant. It slowly dawned on me as I looked down at the eggs in my hand.
“Ashton, what kind of crap do you have in your brain!” I yelled, furious. There he is spewing all sorts of rubbish!
He smiled devilishly again. “Watch your tongue!”
Ugh, I’m sick of him.
He became serious when I ignored him again. “Why don’t you want to go to the hospital?”
“It wouldn’t fix anything even if I went,” I said sullenly. The past few trips had been in vain; this was not something that could be fixed with prescription drugs. Every session was just a chat with the psychologist, which yielded nothing in my opinion.
He looked down and didn’t speak again. As the car pulled up to Glenwood, he parked outside of the block.
He got down and turned to look at me. “Would you like me to carry you?”
I shook my head and followed him.
We called ahead and asked Jackson to pack Summer’s things. When we showed up at the door, he gave us an update. “These couple of days she has been falling asleep rather late. She’s not used to her new surroundings, I think.”
I nodded. “Where is Summer?”
“She’s in her room. Nick is feeding her with the formula.”
I went in and felt startled. Nick was there in a suit of black; he looked dashing. He appeared to be ready to leave for work.
“I’ve fed her, she won’t be crying for a while,” he said as he caught sight of me.
“Let me!” I said as I took the bottle from him. “Please look around for any of her belongings that we might have missed out on.”
He nodded. As he was about to leave the room, I asked him to shut the door.
“What’s wrong?” He frowned.
Before I could answer, Ashton swooped in from behind. “She wants to breastfeed. Are you planning to watch?”
I…
Nick flushed red and left without a word. However, Jackson voiced his surprise. “You’ve only had the herbal remedy twice! Have you been massaging and…”
His voice trailed off. He looked at me and Ashton as sudden comprehension dawned on his face.
“D*mn, I’m overstepping my bounds,” he said sheepishly as he closed the door behind him.
I…
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