44 Chapter - 44 Entwined

I clear my throat for what looks like for the hundredth time. He is staring at me in anticipation and even though I am drunk, I feel the clear head just like someone has wiped off all the drunkenness. And his words actually have. I can absolutely feel the staccato rhythm of my heartbeat and his.

I clear my throat again. A raging river inside my stomach.

" Okay " he says " Let's get you cleaned up first. You can tell me later it's okay. "

He starts to move up. I grab his arm, goosebumps erupting on my skin, my brain storming up with excuses but my heart, willing to fight the cyclone. " No. I have to do this right now. I would. Otherwise I would ......sit down. "