When There Is Nothing Left But Love

He caught me staring blankly at the dishes and asked, “Are you not hungry?”

I nodded and pondered for a moment before responding, “Emery brought some candies over and asked me to pass the candies to Summer.”

He nodded and said, “Mm. It’s not good for kids to eat too much of it.”

“Is Aunt Sally okay?” Sally seemed to have calmed down and come to terms with what had happened.

“She’s fine.” Someone came over and toasted to him. He acknowledged with a faint smile and drank to the toast.

He saw me watching him and smiled in return. Then, he took the glass of water in front of him and handed it to me. “Here, drink some water.”

I was taken aback for a moment. Quickly, I raised my hand to take the glass from him. But before I could take it, he said, “Forget it. Don’t force yourself if you don’t want to drink.”

I could see that he wasn’t in a good mood. He had been like that ever since I went down.

“It’s been a long day, and you must be tired. Let’s go home.” I knew that he had been busy for the past few days in the office. Actually, he didn’t have to attend today’s wedding. But he came because of me.

I reached out and held his hand. His fingers were long and slender, slightly cold to the touch.

He was taken aback by my hand on his, but he smiled and said, “It’s okay.”

It was obvious that he drank a little too much because his breath smelled of alcohol.

Once I pulled him out of the hotel, the driver drove the car over, and we got into it. As we sat in the car, he leaned his head on my shoulder. His breathing was shallow.

It was unusual for him to be quiet.

he suddenly said, “Stop

over at the side of the road. Ashton got out of

some water. When I returned, I saw him

with this,” I said as

eyes slightly and rinsed

resumed the journey, he leaned back on his seat, and

arm over his shoulder and helped him up to the bedroom.

the kitchen, I heard a loud retch from upstairs. I rushed upstairs and

at Ashton, and for a moment, I did not

put him to bed. Seeing that it was getting

the mess, I went back to the bedroom and saw Ashton lying still on the

I called out, “Ashton!”

responded with a

I walked to him and undo the button on his coat. His clothes

he was drunk. I took off his coat and said, “Go

up and staggered into the bathroom. I went to retrieve his pajamas and

off his clothes, he turned on the shower and started to wash

to unbutton his

his

he took off

I was a little stunned by his lean

body before, but in this situation, I was a little shy and reluctant to remove

“Ashton, take off your pants. I’ll be waiting for you

He nodded.