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"I don’t know," Ben answered

I wanted to argue with them, to tell them I was fine Or that I would be once this daic-carpet ride froether their cryptic, iving her up As long as she wants uely heard Ben instruct the driver to bring us home first then drop off Ellie and Braydon after I hoped they would be okay alone together For some reason they mixed about as well as oil and water But I didn’t have time to worry about that My attention was focused solely on praying that the contents of my stomach would stay put By the ti, I’d lost the use of s Well, shit

Ben lifted me in his arht me inside and setokay?"

I nodded, though I wasn’t entirely sure God, why did I drink so lass of water and soistered because the second he was out of the living roo for the bathroom The liquor in my stomach churned violently and just as the toilet ca sick

Ew I hated throwing up The coughing, the s after I’d e from my system, I collapsed onto the floor in a heap It was only then that I noticed Ben was beside me Shit He pushed the hair back from my face I tried to focus on his perfect face but he was too blurry The bathroouely aware of his ar me off the floor before the world went black

Ben

E her like this, knowing she felt like shit I placed her onher dress, bra, and panties I dressed her in a pair of my boxer shorts and a T-shirt My lucky Yankees shirt Maybe it would make her feel better

She curled into a ball in the center offor ripped her hand, sliding ot you"

"My head hurts," she croaked

"Let’s get you settled" I shifted her so that she was positioned higher up on the mattress and slid a pillow underneath her head, then I pulled the coht away, and I ondering if she’d passed out

"You saw me barf"

I suppressed a chuckle "You were sick, honey I wanted to take care of you"

"I’irl Just rest, okay?" I smoothed the hair back from her face She looked so sweet, so vulnerable, passed out drunk against my pillow, dressed inher cheek and tucking her hair behind her ear