Sanity: The Saw Chronicles [C]

Chapter 21 | You Don't Own Me

I stirred a little upon waking up. For a minute, I forgot where I was and why I was here. Once I cleared my mind, I was calm and snuggled into Kuza's chest. His arm came around my back and his hand held my shoulder.

"Morning, Baby." He murmured.

"Good morning." I responded, pecking his lips.

He groaned, "I don't want to get up."

"Who says you have to?"

"The doctor." He responded, "I have to go check in with a nurse every morning and have my dressings changed until my shoulder is healed."

I sighed because I didn't want to get out of bed either. "How about I make us some breakfast while you go down to the medical wing?" I offered.

"You're an angel." He lightly ran his fingers up my cheek and into my hair.

With a smile, I kissed him. His room was very calmly and his bed was so comfy. I didn't want to get up but I had to. I've got to get my day started. Going back into my room to get clothes means possibly running into Ricky. He'd be civil around everyone else but alone? I don't want to think what he would do or say.

So, I borrowed a shirt from Mike. It was one of his flannel button ups that he rarely wears. It's pretty sexy when he does. Then again, anything he wears would be so sexy on him. Being in just that, a bra and underwear, it sent a pretty clear message of what happened last night. I wanted everyone to know. Ricky thinks he owns me and he needs a fucking reality check.

We managed to be the first ones up, despite having stayed up the latest. Everyone should be flooding in the kitchen pretty soon. I just barely finished grabbing a pan and the eggs from the fridge before Chris walked in. He stretched and yawned. Then he looked me up and down.

"Is that Mike's shirt?" He asked.

I shied away a bit from admitting I had cheated on my husband once again. It was different this time. I actually shared my raw emotions with someone else. That kind of cheating is way worse than just fucking around.

"Yeah." I muttered while I sparked the burner on.

He smiled, walking around to the fridge, "Good for you."

It made me grin a little. Someone else sees what I do. It was comforting.

"Ange still sleeping?"

"Yeah but he'll be up soon. Normally he can't stay sleeping more than twenty minutes after I get up. It's like he just knows I'm gone." Chris replied.

"Aww, aren't you two such soul mates?" I teased him. "I'm making scrambled eggs. You want some?"

He shook his head and playfully rolled his eyes, "Sure. Will you make Ange a plate too?"

"Yeah, if you make the hash browns." I said.

"Deal." He replied and knelt down to get a pan out of the bottom cupboard. "So, how was last night?"

"Eye opening. Mike told me the reason he always got in fights in Graham was because he was defending me. I had no idea he was doing that... for me. And I just threw it back in his face. He was there for me well before Ricky was." I admitted, "I think last night... I fell in love with Mike."

"You always loved Mike, even when you hated him. Maybe you just fell out of love with Ricky." He responded. Fuck, that might as well of been gospel.

"I can't let myself fall out of love with him. If I divorce him and leave him for Mike, he would throw us all back in prison." I spoke as I turned towards the cupboard to grab some plates.