Love Unbreakable

Blushing, Jamie wrapped her arms around his neck.

"You have no shame, do you?"

With a grin, Jarrod patted her rear.

"I've seen you unfazed in far more brazen scenarios."

Their conversation dwindled as they walked away, Leaving Nicole alone, curled up behind the exit passage.

The back of her head and her elbow bore the brunt of her fall, both now pulsating with pain, making standing up a real struggle. Only a few days had elapsed in their supposed three-year arrangement, and Nicole had already found it hard to endure.

their agreement, she still couldn't hold

in front of Jamie,

open. Nicole thought it was Jarrod and blurted out, "Aren't you supposed

quiet on the other end. Lifting her gaze, she found not Jarrod, but a young doctor in

Nicole hastily apologized.

"I'm sorry."

glanced at his cigarette and then back at her, putting it out without

approaching, Nicole knew

she mustered the strength to stand

releasing her hand once she was balanced. Noticing her scrapes