X, Y & Z

Chapter 7

I coughed for the 100th time in the last five minutes. I groaned, but continued to type. No matter how bad I felt, this chapter needed to be completed tonight and turned into Amelia by 11:59 P.M.

"Baby, I think you should eat."

"Later." This morning when I woke up, I had locked my door and it was driving Xavier mad. He was constantly finding reasons to have to come to my door and try to coax me out of my room, but it wasn't working today.

"Come on, Z. You have to eat!" He sounded agitated, but he was messing up my flow. I jumped off my bed and yanked open my door. 

"If I eat will you leave me alone for the rest of the day?" He contemplated then nodded and I sighed. We walked to the kitchen together and I made myself a quick sandwich. The quicker I ate, the faster I got back to my chapter. 

I scarfed down the sandwich, but had to run to the bathroom in seconds to throw it all back up. I threw up until my stomach was empty, then started coughing until my tan face was red. I groaned and just rested my face on the cold tile floor. I knew I shouldnt have eatn that sandwich that fast since I wasnt feeling too well. 

"Zoe, what's wrong?" I dont know when Becca had gotten here, but I oened the door and let her in.

"I'm just feeling a little under the weather. I got caught in the rain a couple days ago and it's catching up to me, that's all."  Becca reached down and helped me stand back up slowly. 

"I know you have that deadline tonight, but you have to take it easy." 

"I know, I know. Just help me back to my room." Becca rolled her eyes, but helped me anyway. Once I was back in my room, she turned and went back to my living room. I heard my tv volume turn up and the show Brain Games on. Becca is definitely addicted.

I unlocked my computer and stare at my half written chapter. I was stuck and it was already 10:30 pm. My door opened, but I didnt bother to look up. The bed behind me sunk down and the scent of Calvin Klein cologne told me it was Xavier.

"What do you need?" I said without even looking away from my computer.

"Nothing." 

"Then why are you here?" 

"To give you inspiration." He began kissing my neck and after that my mind could no longer focus on my character's troubled life.

I woke up with X's arms wrapped around my center and my phone vibrating on my dresser. I wiggled out of his arms and grabbed my phone noticing the caller ID was Amelia.

"Hello? Amelia? I'm sorry my chapter was a little late. Something came-"

"No, that's perfectly fine. I called because I read the chapter. It was-" Amelia couldn't come up with words.

"Was something wrong? I could change it-"

"No! It was great! Whatever inspiration you got yesterday, you need to keep it up." I snorted bitterly. 

Yeah, my inspiration was f*cking my sister's fiancee.

"Okay, will do." I hung up and thought about what I just said and how true it was. No matter how morally wrong it was and how torn I was about it, I wouldn't stop.

I couldn't stop.

***

"Hey sis. How is everything?"

"It's good. How was the first birthday party?"

"It was a success! Everyone loved it and I got a bonus for making it so enjoyable for the birthday girl." I smiled into the phone and couldnt help, but be happy for my sister. She was good at what she does.