Feel the Way You Feel, My Love

Shane’s eyes flashed with excitement at the new offer.

Well, I can’t be too unreasonable.

With a grunt, he hung up.

Natalie knew him well enough to know that he had agreed. With a chuckle, she turned her attention back to Joyce. “I’m sacrificing so much for you, Joyce. When we go back, you’re going to work extra hard for me.”

It had been a long day for her, after the jet lag and the night of drinking. Her head began to feel heavy for wanting to get some sleep.

The following day, Joyce woke up feeling rejuvenated. She was dumbfounded at the sight of Natalie sleeping next to her.

“Nat, why are you in my bed?” Joyce gave Natalie a shove.

“What’s going on?” Natalie mumbled as she opened her bleary eyes.

“You tell me! Why are you in my bed?” Joyce persisted.

Natalie massaged her head as she struggled to sit upright. “You have the nerve to ask me that!” she replied in a huff. “You were so drunk last night that after I’d dropped you off in your room, you cried and clung on to me, insisting that I kept you company.”

“Was… was that what happened?” Joyce strained to recall the events of the night before through the haze of champagne and tears. Unfortunately, nothing came to her mind.

dizzy,” she suggested. “You had a lot to drink last night. I have to console our friend.

in her room, who was sitting on

door cautiously and tiptoed toward the bed as she did

off but he was nowhere to be

he go?”

search for him, a pair of arms shot out and wrapped tightly around

back

back.” came Shane’s low voice from above her

her tongue out

him. After gazing at

“I have not brushed my teeth!” she protested as she

that either but

the first time, as though it carried a hint of a punishment of some sort as he nibbled and

soon became clear to Natalie that that was indeed

breaking her promise to

did not attempt to push him away after that realization. Instead, she wrapped her arms around his neck and responded to

stale morning breath,

With a powerful heave, he threw Natalie onto the