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Fuck, he was making it hard for me to think straight. Even breathing normally was difficult. My heart just wouldn’t stop racing.
I said, “Okay,” and moved my arm from his grasp and then sat down on the bench again, my back to him. I felt him moving about, probably getting dressed. When I felt his hand on my head a moment later, I knew he was done and I turned.
I widened my eyes, just staring at him. He was a hunk, freshly showered and with his shirtsleeves rolled up to his forearms.
I licked my lips, feeling my throat going desert dry. Fuck, my head was spinning just looking at him and smelling his wonderful scent—the fragrance that was just so Adam.
“Let’s go,” he said.
A little dazed, I nodded. “Mm-hmm.”
We were nearly at the exit when Chase called out, “Adam! Aka said Nolan invited us for dinner?”
“Yeah, at The Red Velvet,” Adam said. “See you there.”
“Okay,” Chase said. “We won’t be long.”
Outside, Adam unlocked the car, and I got in the front passenger seat. The moment Adam hopped into the driver’s seat beside me, his scent hit me again and myhead swam in a daze. My body started to heat up, too, and I felt this weird shivering passing down my body, the likes of which I had never felt before.
What the heck was wrong with me? Was I getting a flu or something?
“Shiro?”
“Huh?” I turned to see Adam watching me, his hand on my head.
“What’s the matter? You look flushed. Are you all right?”
“Oh, yeah, I’m fine.” I chuckled. “It’s probably because I’m out all day and running around so I’m tired, that’s all.”
“I know you’re eager to find Kuro, but your health is important,” he said. “There’s no need for you to be out searching for Kuro every day. Get some rest now and again.”
I nodded. “Yeah. I’ll take a few days off then,” I said. I’d need it, what with these strange, feverish symptoms starting to show up—the hot and the cold, the shivering, this dazedness in the head, and the aching down there.
Oh, fuck…
I tensed and then took in a deep breath.
It’s fine,I told myself.Everything is going to be fine.Once dinner was over and we got home, I could rest and then the symptoms would go away. I was sure of it. I was just tired; that was all.
Adam started the car, and before I knew it, I closed my eyes, my body feeling so achy and weak and getting even hotter. It wasn’t long before I felt Adam calling my name again, urgently, and I fluttered my eyes open.
“Shiro!”
“Hmm?” I answered weakly. “Are we here already?”
Adam looked concerned. “You’re burning hot. You’re not well. I’m taking you home.”
I shook my head. “No. Please, I want to go to the buffet. I’m just tired. I’ll be fine once I have some food and then rest.”
He sighed. “Shiro, there’s always another time.”
“But Nolan said it’s to celebrate the closing of that business deal, right? For the Sullivan, right? So it’s important to celebrate.”
Adam looked at me long and hard for a moment and then said, “All right, we’ll go but you must tell me if you’re not up to staying. Got it?”
I smiled, pleased. “Got it.”
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