The Bitter Pill

Exhaustion hit Gemma so hard she simply closed her eyes.

Gideon stood there for a long moment, staring at her in silence, before finally turning to leave the room.

The door had barely left when Gemma's eyes snapped open.

She pushed herself up, reached for the trash bin, and tipped it over onto the floor.

Counting the scattered condom wrappers and used pieces, her tense expression loosened slightly