Betrayal

Disclaimer: All characters, plot, and setting are owned by the author Meg Cabot

Iluvmeg: When I wrote it sounded a bit weird to me too, but then I decided that it probably seems weird to Paul to.

Nikki007: Thank you and I fully agree on the Paul thing!

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Ch. 5- You to?

I guess he shouldn't have kissed me because, the next day he was sick to. Let's take a moment to laugh at the situation: both of us are sick so we started taking turns on who had to get tissues or anything else we needed. Funny I tell you!

We are both sitting, propped up on pillows, trying to fall asleep. Another thing about both of us is that we get cranky when we're sick. After 2 hours we stopped talking. I know…we are so childish.

When I couldn't stand the silence anymore I just looked at him and croaked, "I'm sorry for being so cranky."

"Me, too," he replied.

"So that's settled then?" I had to ask.

"Yep," was his quiet reply.

"Paul?" I asked.

"Yeah?" it came out of the darkness.

"What do we do if we're still sick when McKenzie shows up?" I asked carefully.

"We tell her that the shifters are taking a day off and that she can come back next week during business hours."

I grinned even though he couldn't see it.

"Gee," he added, "I'm glad it's dark!"

"Why?" was my very intelligent reply.

"Even I look horrible when I'm sick."

"Right…are you trying to tell me that you don't look like sex-appeal on legs right now?"

I turned on the light. He looked scruffy yet cute, and that's exactly what I told him.

"You have to say that because you're my wife," he said tiredly.

"Exactly," was all I answered.

"Honesty hurts!" he said.

"Okay, let me lie. You're the ugliest person I've ever seen!" I said into his ear.

"We are so childish," he mumbled.

"Just because you're a lawyer doesn't mean you have to act grown-up. Come on Paul, embrace your inner child!" I said.

That's when he started tickling me.

"Is that childish enough for you?" he asked.

I just squirmed in response. You know what? Being sick isn't that bad after all!

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Nina