Chương 25: Chapter 25

MARI

I rolled over, my outstretched hand finding the body beside me. It was warm underneath the covers, but the room at the bottom of Oliver’s boat was dark.

"Oh shit." How long had we slept?

I scuttled out of the bed and pulled back the curtains from the small half window at the top of the room, letting in a large swath of light. It was still daytime outside and, from the looks of it, early afternoon. How many people in town saw me walk onto Oliver’s boat? And how long had I been with him hidden away from the world?

While I was distracted by the situation I’d found myself in, Oliver came over and pulled me close to his side. I happily cuddled up next to him again.

"Five more minutes," he said, nestling into my hair.

I relaxed beside him and wrapped his arm around me as our bodies fit together so perfectly. But I didn’t stay that way long before the guilt settled.