“Zach Jardin! How can you say that without feeling ashamed?”

“Be good.” After spending more than an hour in the bathroom, Madelyn’s pent-up tension finally went away. She felt completely tired. Zach helped her out of the bathtub, wrapped her in a towel, and dried her hair. She fell onto the pillow, snuggling naturally into the center of the bed.

In the middle of the night, a wave of heat washed over her. She wanted to kick off the covers, but it felt like she was next to a blazing furnace. Too drained to do anything, she thought, ‘ Whatever.’

peeked through the curtains, Madelyn was stirred by a rustling noise. She pulled her blanket tighter around her and drifted back to sleep. After getting dressed, Zach glanced back at the bundled-up

main entrance, buying a bouquet of lilies. Making his way to the in-patient area on the fifteenth floor, a nurse

yet. She only fell asleep around four this morning.” Forrest nodded. “Thanks. You can

cold snap, Sylvia got sick pretty

Eventually, he drifted off into a

She moved closer to him, placing a fallen blanket

anyway, so we can spend time together. Are you hungry? I

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