Tiger Teeth - Terms & Conditions // Book Two

Chapter 8

I couldn't remember sleeping so soundly in all my life.  I woke up with Chroi cuddled into my shoulder, gripping my arm like she couldn't bear to let me go.  I could relate.  I couldn't bear to let her go either. 

I buried my nose in her hair and I inhaled.  She still smelled like vanilla.  Thank God.

I felt her stir and though I thought I should move away from her, I didn't.  Smart move on my part, she snuggled in closer to me,

"What time is it?"  She asked, her usual question when she woke up.

"10:30."

"What time do we have to be at the buses?"

"An hour."  I whispered, still inhaling her scent into my nostrils.

I felt her smile,

"How long until we have to get up?"

"Probably now."

She shook her head,

"No."  She lifted her head to look at me, "I mean the last possible millisecond before we have to leave this bed?"

I smiled.  God it felt good to have her back,

"Another fifteen minutes if we shower fast."

She snuggled back into me,

"Then we're not moving for another fifteen minutes."

I buried my nose back into her hair,

"Ok."  I whispered.

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Chroi was gone when I came out of the shower.  Not entirely a surprise since she had to get back to her room to pack and get her stuff ready but I was still a little disconcerted that she wasn't there.  Aftershocks of so many mornings when she hadn't been, I guess.

The elevator stopped on the floor beneath mine after I got on and for a moment I thought I might get a fleeting moment alone with her before we would be unable to do anything because of the other people around us.  My joy was quickly dashed when the doors opened and Myer was standing there. 

He instantly smiled,

"Well, well..."  He stepped onto the elevator, "This should be fun."  He said as the doors closed.

Christ.

He turned to me,

"How was your evening?  I saw Chroi didn't invite you out on stage..."

I nodded.  I pulled my phone out to ignore him even though I knew he'd keep talking.

"She must've come to the conclusion she doesn't need you anymore."

I kept my eyes on my Twitter feed.  Tool.

"She and I had a great time talking about what an idiot you are last night in my room."

That caused me to stop.  I lifted my eyes, staring at the elevator doors in front of us.  Did this dude have a word quota to reach or something?  God, I hoped I never reached this level of idiocy. 

I was about to open my mouth and ruin mine and Chroi's reconciliation by screaming out that he wasn't with her because I was when the doors opened, saving me from making a huge mistake.

Chroi and I still had a lot to talk about.  I wasn't even sure how she wanted to handle all of this.  Telling Myer I'd slept with her pressed up against my body all night last night may have upset her and I swore I would never do that again.