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Xhex woke up to John Matthew&039;s scent

That and fresh coffee

As her lids lifted, her eyes found him in the dim recovery room He was back in the chair he&039;d started out in, his torso twisted around as he poured coffee out of a dark green ther He&039;d put his leathers and his T-shirt on again, but his feet were bare

When he turned toward her, he froze, his brows shooting up And even though the java had been on the way to his mouth, he immediately put it out for her to take

Man, didn&039;t that just sum him up in a nutshell

"No, please," she said "It&039;s yours"

He paused as if considering whether or not to argue the point But then he put the porcelain ri a little s out from under As she stood up, her towel fell fro breath

"Oh, sorry," shethe terry cloth

She didn&039;t blaander at the scar that was still healing across her lower belly Not exactly what you needed to see right before you ate your breakfast

Wrapping herself up, she padded into the loo, used the facilities, and washed her face Her body was rebounding well, her collection of bruises disappearing, her legs feeling stronger under her weight And thanks to the rest and her feeding froht painful, but ue discomforts

When she came out from the bathroom, she said, "You think I can borrow some clothes from someone?"

John nodded, but motioned to the bed Clearly he wanted her to eat first and she was on board with that plan

"Thanks," she said, tightening the towel around her breasts "What you got in there?"

As she sat down, he offered her a variety of things, and she took the turkey sandwich because the need for protein was a craving she couldn&039;t turn down Fro his coffee, and the second she was finished, he brought out a Danish that proved too telaze made her jones for soht there with aher el And a glass of OJ And two cups of coffee

And it was funny The silence of him had a bizarre effect on her Nor to keep her own council and not share her thoughts on anything But with John&039;s mute presence, she felt curiously compelled to talk

"I&039;ainst the pillows As he cocked a brow and lifted the last Danish, she shook her head "God no I couldn&039;t "

And it was only then that he began to eat

"You waited for ed, she cursed softly "You didn&039;t have to"

Another shrug

As she watched him, she murmured, "You have beautiful table manners"

His blush was the color of Valentine&039;s Day and she had to tell her heart to calm the fuck down as it started to beat fast

Then again,palpitations because she&039;d just thrown close to two thousand calories into her eut

Or not When John started to lick the frosting froue and for ain her body--

Mes, the i her back to that bedroos apart with his hard hands--

"Oh, fuck" Lunging off the bed, she scrambled to the toilet and just barely made it in time

It all came up The two Danishes The coffee That turkey sandwich Co she&039;d eaten

As she heaved, she didn&039;t feel the vo She felt Lash&039;s awfulaway--

Annnnd there was the orange juice

Oh, God how had she gone through that with the bastard ti then the brutal sex

Over and over and over and then the after him off of her Out of her

Fuck--

Another wave of heaving cut off her thoughts and though she hated throwing up, the shutdown on her brain was a relief It was al to physically exorcise the trauma, just blow it out so that she could start over

A reboot through booting, so to speak

When the worst of the vo finished off, she sank onto her heels and rested her clammy forehead on her ar reflex quivered like it was considering getting organized again