Blood Leverage (Bloodstone Chronicles book 1)
“I said, happy Ian had knocked for a change.
He poked his head in. “I saw the light. Are you still awake?”
“Obviously. What do you think?” I lifted my foot from the towel-draped bed and wiggled my toes. Being Ian, he took the question seriously. “Crimson suits you.” Still, he didn’t look particularly happy.
“Is everything okay?” I asked.
“I’m very well. Thank you.”
I lowered my feet to the floor, careful not to smudge the polish. “I didn’t ask whether you were well, I asked ...if everything was okay. You’ve been weird all day and now you’re evading my question. Have I done something wrong?”
In lieu of answering he reached into his pocket and withdrew the medical equipment I was so familiar with, setting it on the bed. He looked the closest I’d ever seen him to being embarrassed.
Shame flooded through me, and—wait for it!—more guilt.MoreLess
He poked his head in. “I saw the light. Are you still awake?”
“Obviously. What do you think?” I lifted my foot from the towel-draped bed and wiggled my toes. Being Ian, he took the question seriously. “Crimson suits you.” Still, he didn’t look particularly happy.
“Is everything okay?” I asked.
“I’m very well. Thank you.”
I lowered my feet to the floor, careful not to smudge the polish. “I didn’t ask whether you were well, I asked ...if everything was okay. You’ve been weird all day and now you’re evading my question. Have I done something wrong?”
In lieu of answering he reached into his pocket and withdrew the medical equipment I was so familiar with, setting it on the bed. He looked the closest I’d ever seen him to being embarrassed.
Shame flooded through me, and—wait for it!—more guilt.MoreLess
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