Chapter 186: Embracement Part 1

"Ready to face the world again?" Reid asks.

He's in his green tee-shirt and jeans, holding the curtain back for me. I glance from the small opening of the outside morning to him, still unable to convince myself to move from the bed. I snuggled in close to him all morning, hoping I could keep him under the red blanket with me the entire day. It worked for a while, especially when I was kissing his neck and he kept making these deep growling noises. I thought I had him but eventually - and with much effort - he forced himself off the bed, getting up to stretch. He knows, like I do, that I can't spend the rest of forever hiding in here.

"Do we have to?"

"I think it's time. Aren't you hungry? Because," his free hand drops to his stomach, "I am."

Yeah, I could eat.