When There Is Nothing Left But Love

He slowly forced his eyes open and mumbled, “It’s so noisy… “

What? I’m doing everything for him, yet he treats me with such disdain?

I rolled my eyes at him in frustration and decided that was the last straw. “Is anybody out there? There’s something wrong with Mr. Fuller. Please come up immediately!”

I had already known how much of a control freak Ashton was. The second floor of his house was his personal space, and he didn’t like having anyone coming around other than for cleaning duties. Thankfully, I was with him when he had his seizure. Otherwise, it’d have been a while before anyone found him.

Before any of his staff could reply, Ashton muttered, “I’ll throw you out if you speak again.”

I looked down at him and saw his bloodshot eyes staring back. The worst seemed to be over, and I finally heaved a sigh of relief.

“You can throw me out if you like. But if you don’t let go of my hand, you might end up getting thrown with me.”

When Ashton realized what he had done, he pulled his hand back immediately and staggered to get back up on his feet.

from his grip, I tried to

gone numb from having knelt

“You can leave now,” he ordered. I looked at him incredulously and crossed my arms in annoyance.

don’t mind being taken advantage of, you

left to say

atrocious and misogynistic as him could

staying and trying to reason with someone that obstinate. My leg was still numb, but I couldn’t care

suddenly wrapped his arms

caught me by so much surprise that I had to hold onto

shock written on my face as I looked up at Ashton, who had a cheeky grin on as his eyes sparkled

guy trying to be

yourself and let me

How do you expect me to behave?” he questioned while carrying me toward the bedroom. The tone