"Gone"
Chapter 10
"It's Worth It!"
STANDARD DISCLAIMER: See: Chapter 1
She sat down next to him on the bed.
"You and your family have tolerated a great deal this past month," he said quietly. "I'm grateful."
"S'okay." She brushed a piece of hair away from his face. "You're the best thing that ever happened to me."
"How can you say that? I've been a wreck!"
"I wonder why!"
He smiled slightly and put his arms around her, pulling her close. "Thank you for continuing to put up with me," he whispered.
"The sex is worth it," she joked. His eyebrows went up.
"Is it indeed? Well, in that case – "
CONTINUED IN CHAPTER 11, "A Fascinating Individual"
