Lanie's Lessons
“His voice called her name a moment later.“I’m in here, honey.” Her voice croaked like a sick frog and she began coughing again. Reaching for another throat lozenge on the bedside table, she moaned as every bone in her body ached. Ethan appeared in the doorway and stared at her in surprise.When the last coughing spell had passed, a wave of weakness had overtaken her in its wake and she’d collapsed on the bed half dressed. That was how he found her, in her bra, skirt and one navy pump, lacking th...e energy to kick the other shoe off let alone finish undressing.“I’m sick,” she whined from where she half lay on the bed, feet still on the floor, her upper body slumped to the side and flopped over a pillow.“I can see that. It must have come on suddenly. You seemed fine this morning.”“I’m miserable,” she began, but paused to cough and blow her nose. “I woke up with a tickle. By noon, I couldn’t breathe and it felt like I had razor blades in my throat. When I left at four, I had a pounding headache.MoreLess
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