Chapter 563

Andrew’s body tensed up. This was the moment he’d been anticipating for so long. He and Tessa had known each other for years but had never shared a bed.

He was a man, after all, with desires–strong ones at that. If he lay beside Tessa, there was no telling what might happen. Tessa, though, was frail, and the doctors had warned him that in matters of physical intimacy, he couldn’t just have his way.

He was aware of his own vigor. Sometimes, even Aubree would struggle to keep up and occasionally snap at him with a slap. Tessa was far more delicate.

He stood up and pointed to the couch beside them.

“I’ll crash on the couch,” he said.

Tessa, mindful of her own fragility and not wanting to overexert herself to the point of passing out–which would only benefit others–nodded in agreement.

had thought of Aubree before bed. Now, he was missing her. He got up, stepped out onto the balcony, lit a

cigarette, his restlessness had subsided somewhat. What was Aubree doing right now? She hadn’t called him lately. His Adam’s apple bobbed as he closed his eyes, the corners

from behind. Tessa embraced him from the back. “Can’t sleep, Andrew? Are you thinking of someone

of Aubree, but he would never admit it. Aubree was just a comfort for his lonely

hands slipped under his shirt, resting against his solid chest. “Is it

me?” she queried, her voice tinged with

it so unbearable for him to share a room with her when he

it happens to me sometimes,” he offered as an

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