Everett
We walk in silence. An awkward silence. How did we become like this? You would think we were strangers who had only met, and it couldn’t be further from the truth. Aubrey is in a little world of her own. She isn’t watching where she is going, not really. It is why I am keeping a close eye on her. It is a good thing because the next thing she trips over something and nearly face plants to the floor. I grab her quickly from behind, pull her up straight and bring her back against my chest, slipping my arm around the front of her body.
“Easy, sweetness,” I whisper in her ear.
Aubrey shudders, and a soft moan escapes from her lips.
“Thank you.”
I turn her to face me, her arms automatically going around my neck. “You need to be more careful.”
Aubrey doesn’t say anything. She st
