Dabbling in Danger

Heads or Tails

Malina

I'm really worried about Adeen. He's been on edge for days and I'm walking on eggshells... Tiana isn't really helping the situation, being sick and needy.

I've been doing what I can to give Adeen some space. If I try talking to him I don't know if I'm going to get normal, cool Adeen or the short-tempered condescending version.

We were able to go out for ice cream last night, just him and I. It was nice, it felt like all the negativity was pushed aside for once, we just had each other for the night. All the tense energy that's been clouding over us, dissipated. Well, until we got back to the beach house.

"Where'd you two go?" Tiana asks, leaning against the counter.

We barely made it inside before she started chastising and sneering at us.

"We went on a drive," Adeen answers. "Trying to keep out of the way while you were asleep."

"You should've woken me up, maybe I wanted to go on a drive too."

Adeen sighs, starts to walk past her when she shoots her dagger-like eyes between the two of us.

"You guys sure have been spending a lot of time together without me." She nearly shouts.

Mid-stride past her, Adeen snaps his head in her direction and says, "I'm well aware Tiana! But I'm not dragging you along as dead weight! You've been up and down sick since we got here!"

"Oh and I wonder why that is?" She spits.

The look that crossed Adeen's face cued me to leave the room immediately.

Adeen

I completely lost my cool last night.

"Don't you fucking do it," I warn.

Tiana crosses her arms, "oh what, you don't want to hear the truth?"

Without thinking, only reacting I wrap my hand tight around her upper arm and yank her into the room slamming the door shut behind us.

"Get your hands off me!" She yells, snatching away.

"What the hell's your problem?" I ask through clenched teeth.

"What do you think!? I've been on the fucking side lines since I got home. All I've wanted was to feel like- like my husband is here for me, but every chance you get you run off!"

"What do you think I've been doing? I've made sure you've been eating, I get you medicine, I make sure you have the things you need and peace so you may rest. I can't fucking work miracles!"

Tears sting her eyes, "just be honest Adeen. You dote around my sister because you don't want to be around me, you're afraid for once of what you've done getting me pregnant."

Before I can blink or even think, I'm in her face with my hand clapped over her mouth.

She tries pulling away, so I push her down on the bed, straddling her with my hand still pressed tightly over her mouth.

"Who do you think you are?" I seethe. "Time and time again, I do what I can and you always have to scratch at the door until you get more. I'm doing what I can, you are not the only one on this trip, so yes I am spending some time with Malina. It has nothing to do with you, I'm not being spiteful, so don't you ever think that you can threaten me with shit you don't even know is true. If I hear you mention pregnancy again, I won't restrain myself the next time. You hear me?"

Her wide eyes are filled with panic and for once I could not care less; maybe she'll get scared off and finally leave.

Maybe I need to up my antidote.