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“Yeah, we are not going to stop doing this. It’s way too fucking good not to do, Dani,” I tell her.

“I can’t think straight around you. I should be stopping you, making sure you’re wearing a condom at least,” she says.

“I like being bare inside you,” I tell her.

“Yeah, and I like not being knocked up,” she says.

“We’ll stop at the chemist. Come on.” I hold out my hand.

At this point, I’m probably not above kidnapping her if she refuses to come with me. Thankfully, she places her hand in mine and lets me walk her out to the street.

She’s silent as she sits in the passenger seat of my car. Quiet the whole drive to the pharmacy. “You know, they’re only eighty-five percent effective. The morning after pills. I looked it up last time I had to take one.”

“Well, eighty-five percent is better than zero. Come on.”

“What happens if it doesn’t work?” she asks before getting out of the car.

I pause. What would I do if it didn’t work?

“I’d take care of you, Dani. I’d never leave you alone with something like that,” I tell her.

“Comforting,” she mutters under her breath before unclipping her seat belt and sliding out.

Dani is nervous walking into the chemist. I hold her hand and squeeze. I know it’s her body and all, but we are in this together no matter what. It was both of us that lost ourselves in the moment.

When we reach the counter, the pharmacist looks from Dani to me. “How can I help you.”

“We need the morning after pill,” I tell him before Dani has to say it.

“Okay. Miss, are you sure this is what you want?” the pharmacist asks her.

I glare at him. Does he really think I’m forcing her to be here? What am I going to do? Jam the pill down her throat? If she told me she didn’t want to take the pill, then we wouldn’t be here.

“Yes, but I did take one about two weeks ago. Will there be any side effects to taking another?” Dani asks.

Shit, why didn’t I think of that?

“You really shouldn’t take one so soon. It could impact your menstrual cycle, make you irregular for a while.”

“But nothing like super drastic?” she asks.

“Maybe we should reconsider this, Dani. You don’t have to take it,” I tell her. I don’t want her putting her body in any harm. I’m very fond of that body.

“No, nothing drastic. Just fill out your details on here and I’ll get it ready for you.” The pharmacist hands her a slip of paper.

“Thank you,” she says, picking up the pen.

“Are you sure? I mean it. We don’t need to risk anything happening to you,” I tell her.

“It’ll be fine,” Dani insists.

Why do I feel like that’s what everyone says right before everything’s not fine?

Chapter Eleven

Have I ever been more worn out physically and mentally?

No. Never.

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