Chapter 36

He stood up and Renee saw scratch marks on his back. She gasped as she saw them, knowing that she had done that. There were several bite marks on his neck. Had she really done all of that? She’d never felt the way she did last night. Was it because it had been so long since she had actually craved being with a man? Or was it because it had been so long since she had drunk that much?

Jesse brought her a glass of water and some aspirin. She sat up and felt like she was going to throw up. She took shallow breaths and when her stomach stopped rolling, she took the aspirin. Jesse sat the glass on the nightstand and crawled on to the bed next to her. He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and pulled her head onto his chest. His fingers went into her hair and she felt him start massaging her scalp. To his surprise, she cuddled into him.

After a while, he asked, “Are you feeling any better?”

“Yes, thank you,” Renee responded.