The Bitter Kiss

Seeing that Cleo hadn’t taken off her coat, the germophobic Vaughn couldn’t help but started, “I’ll help you take off your coat. It’s just too dirty coming back from the hospital in it. It must be full of bacteria by now.”

Cleo didn’t want to move at all. She lay in the bed like a dried and worn-out sponge with her hand tugging tightly at the quilt as she shook her head.

With much difficulty, Vaug