As consciousness slowly returned, she realized she was in her own bed. The moment she tried to move, the room spun, and a heavy lethargy weighed down her limbs.
Norah massaged her temples, trying to piece together the events of the previous night.
She had definitely gotten drunk. The alcohol content hadn't been high, but she and Sara had been downing bottles of it like water.
Later... Gonzalez had shown up, right? He'd said he was taking her home.
How did he know where she was? Had she texted him her room number?
Her mind was a complete blur. She honestly couldn't remember.
She couldn't even recall what happened after he said he was taking her home.
After taking a moment to let the headache subside, she climbed out of bed and headed to the bathroom to freshen up.
While brushing her teeth, she noticed a particularly red spot on her lower lip. It looked almost raw, and the tip of her tongue felt a little numb.
Confused, she prodded the red spot with her finger. It definitely stung.
Was she breaking out in a cold sore?
She didn't dwell on it and finished brushing. But as she splashed water on her face, a sudden realization hit her: Who had changed her into her pajamas?
She was staring blankly at the mirror when a knock sounded at the front door.
At this hour, it had to be Gonzalez bringing her breakfast.
Norah quickly finished washing up, hurried back to her bedroom to throw on a bra and some loungewear, and then went to answer it.
When the door opened, Gonzalez took in the dampness still clinging to her skin. His gaze flickered for a fraction of a second, landing heavily on her slightly swollen, reddened lips. When he spoke, his voice was huskier than usual.
"Just woke up?"
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The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
Xavier should have used that name instead of Gonzalez. Thank you for the updates....
May we please have updates. Thank you....
Thank you for the updates....
I love it, I love it! Thank you for the updates....
Dear author Lucy, may we please have updates. Thank you....
There's a song currently playing via YouTube and TikToc by LowDii "Touch Me Softly" that makes me think of Norah and Xavier (Gonzalez). Please, I'm looking forward to updates. Thank you for your writing....
May we please have updates. Thank you....
As the plot thicken. Adrian is done for and he can't try to control Norah, so he'd probably tattle to Janice who's gone for two weeks. Thank you soooo much for the updates....
These updates were too funny. Thank you so much for the updates....
I forgot to add Amy to the group of pregnant women,since she was the first. Emily and Sylvia better be careful since pregnancy is in the air....