Chapter 31
“Would a shower help?” He didn’t know what else to suggest, and frankly, the sooner he scrubbed the scent of Mary off Jesse’s skin, the easier Gideon was going to feel. “Though I guess this means you didn’t get any new clothes.”
Jesse smiled, and the expression reached his eyes. He swung his legs over the side of the bed and stood up, pulling his shirt over his head as he straightened. “I hope you’re asking if a shower with you would help.” He tossed the shirt aside. “I didn’t get any new clothes, but I’m not too worried about it. I don’t plan on going out again any time soon.”
Gideon was halfway to the bathroom when Jesse’s last statement stopped him. “You’re going back to the church,” he said. “That was the whole point of coming in the first place.”
“Well, not the whole point. We killed the vampires, and saved Mary, and…I can’t go by myself again. Seeing Marcus alone…I can’t do it.”