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Not only mentally, but physically too.

That didn’t bother me though, knowing he did it all because he loved me.

I lifted my hand and placed it on his cheek, cupping it gently and brushing my thumb along his warm skin.

My intention wasn’t to wake him, but his eyes slowly opened as he noticed me touching him, and when his eyes met mine, the corners of his mouth curled up.

“You’re awake already,” he pointed out.

“It’s early,” I told him, hinting that it would be best for him to leave my bedroom before the others would notice he had slept in here.

Not that it mattered, seeing as we shared a bed in the treehouse anyway.

But this was different.

We had a bedroom each and there was no reason for us to sleep in mine together.

“Are you kicking me out?” he murmured, his voice cracking and thick with sleep.

“Yes.”

He chuckled, placing his hand at the back of my head and pulling me in to kiss me.

“One more minute,” he mumbled, and I eased into the kiss and let him take over control.

He was tired, and it showed in the way he kissed me without much energy.

Still, it was a sweet kiss.

I smiled against his lips and when I leaned back, he opened his eyes again. “Still feeling good about what we did last night?” he asked, and I quickly nodded.

“I’ve never felt better, Fen. It was amazing.”

He smiled at me and pulled me in for one last kiss. “I love you, Vespyr. No matter how many fucked up things I’ll make you go through.”

I didn’t regard the words after hisI love you, seeing as I didn’t feel as if the things he did last night were fucked up.

They were things he desired to do, and his intentions weren’t to hurt me.

“I love you too, Fennec.”

We laid there like this for another while, then he got out of bed and grabbed the three things he had brought last night from my desk.

“Get a few more hours of sleep. And, Ves?”

“Yes?”

“I think it would be best if you’d go get the morning-after pill. At the pharmacy.”

“Oh…okay, yeah. That’s a good idea,” I replied, slapping myself mentally for not even thinking about protection last night.

“Don’t worry. Many girls get one. Take the money out of Mama’s wallet,” he suggested.

I nodded and watched him exit my room.

No reason to be embarrassed, right?

Better to take action than hope not to be pregnant.

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