"Try this," Nicholas instructed, reaching up and plucking one of the fruit off the tree. He held it right up to Claire's face, and she took a step backward, taken aback.
"Wait! I… I don't know if that's poisonous," Claire stammered, shaking her head nervously.
"It's a reward for you," Nicholas said slyly. "After all, we just f****d. Why would I feed you something poisonous? I'd rather keep you around so that we can f**k!" Claire grimaced, clearly unhappy with the transactional way that Nicholas had expressed himself, but she took the fruit anyway. There was no other choice. Her hand trembled as she brought her hand to her mouth, taking a tentative bite.
"Oh. It's sweet, and… a little sour," she murmured, her eyes going wide. "It's good."
"See?" Nicholas crowed. I rolled my eyes, alrea
