36. Cuddle Me

MEGHAN

What do I do with this guy? So I thought as I stared at Adrian sprawled across the bed, mumbling feverishly. I tried to call mom and see if she could help.

"Oh, no, honey! We won't be home for four days. We are visiting grandma, remember?" she had said over the phone.

Fuck...

That means I was stuck here, taking care of my stepbrother, who had been nothing but a douche to me these past few days.

And now I have to take care of him?

I thought about ditching him like this and go hang out with Chase like I had originally planned, but when I saw him lying there, moaning and groaning, I felt terrible. I couldn't just leave him there when he had a high fever! What kind of person would that make me?

He grabbed my arm after I put a second blanket on him.

"Let go, Adrian. It's time for me to go to bed," I said as he tugged on me.

"No...stay here with me," he said. His eyes were still bloodshot, and his hand was hot like he was a human furnace.

"NO! You need to stay here and take