Chapter 206

“That was … interesting. I feel drugged.” His voice is low and husky, and he looks utterly exhausted now. Dark shadows under his eyes, which are a little lackluster in color, even in this dim lighting. It’s mirrored in me, and my body has given up any hope of getting back out of bed anytime soon. That’s precisely what it feels like. As though we’ve been inhaling potent vapors that render you completely relaxed and giddily happy so that you lie around chilling like hippy stoners. Satisfied in every way, and you want to lie here and revel in it. I feel light and free, yet delirious in happiness, as though there are no worries left inside my brain. It’s like a chemical high, and it leaves you temporarily content with everything in life. “Me too.” I sigh, fully sated and curling up in his tight embrace as he slides his arms around me firmly and pulls my body to fit his from toes to nose. His skin on mine, close contact in the best way, sharing air, which feels completely natural and so rig