Stuck On You novel Chapter 13

I woke up with my head pounding. I squeezed my eyes shut and held my head as I groaned. I heard Hayden chuckle. I opened my eyes to see him holding something out for me. I took the aspirin and water from him and downed it.

“Thanks,” I muttered. He sat on the edge of my bed and set something else down in front of me. I looked at the greasy brown bag and then back to Hayden.

“Greasy breakfast… it’ll help with the hangover,” he explained. I groaned and closed my eyes.

“I’m never drinking again. I probably made a complete ass out of myself last night,” I said. He chuckled and didn’t disagree. I covered my face with my hands and sighed. “Just great,” I muttered. He kissed my head.

“It wasn’t that bad. I got you out of there before you could make a fool out of yourself in front of everybody, but it was interesting getting you back home. You really wanted to do it,” he said with a slight smirk.

“Oh God, did we?” I asked. He laughed and shook his head.

“No, because like I said last night, I wouldn’t take advantage of you like that. You were drunk, it didn’t count,” he explained. I sighed and shook my head slowly. I reached for the greasy brown bag and pulled out the breakfast burger. “I’ll go get you some water,” he said before he left. I took a bite of the burger and cringed. I set the burger down and spit out the bite I took into a napkin. Hayden came back in and laughed at me.

“It’s literally a pouch of grease,” I said disgusted. “Ugh, it makes me nauseous, Hayden. What the hell?” I said, swinging my legs over the edge of my bed. Hayden picked up the bag and laughed.

“I guess I should have said that it helps if you can stomach it,” he corrected himself. He threw it away and came back to plop down on my bed. I stretched and laid down beside him. Hayden pulled me to him and kissed me gently. I let my eyes close before I pushed him back and sat up. I looked away from him for a moment.

“What’s wrong?” he asked.

“You,” I said softly. “You’re making me… never mind; it doesn’t matter,” I stopped myself. I went over to my drawers and picked out some comfortable clothes. I set them on my bed and pulled off my cardigan and dress.

“What were you about to say just then?” he asked, sitting up. I sighed and looked at him before I changed my mind. I grabbed my towel and headed to the bathroom with my underwear still on. Hayden caught my wrist and pulled me back to him. “Jordyn,” he said in a slight asking voice. He used my full name which meant that he was serious.

“I just… I wish you weren’t so nice to me. What happened to ‘Hayden, the ass’? I kind of miss him,” I said. Hayden chuckled and pulled me closer to him as he sat on the edge of my bed. His hands went to my hips and he smirked up at me.

“He’s MIA for the moment,” Hayden chuckled. “Why do you suddenly want me to be an ass to you?”

“It’s easier to hate you that way,” I said softly. I ran my fingers through his hair and gave a small smile.