Chapter Twelve

"Ivy". I hear Roman call my name from the bathroom. I just pretend I'm still asleep. " Ivy I know you're awake. Get up. We have to go to school." I huff and turned to the other side, letting out a small hiss. My back has been hurting a lot lately, and I have to take two painkillers to ease the pain a little.

''Ivy. Get up, we're going to be late," says Roman once more as he exits the bathroom, adjusting his jeans with a towel around his neck. His hair was still wet and drops of water dripped directly onto his toned chest, and God kill me if I lie. He looks hot.

"God stop being such a mom," I say, covering my head with the blanket. I felt my cheeks warm up and a strange feeling in my stomach. Why does he look so hot? ''I don't want to go there.'' "Can I take a few extra days off?'' I say with a pleading voice. I hear footsteps coming toward the bed and feel the bed sink to my left side.

''Ivy. If you want to take a week off, I can do something, you know, but if you keep isolating your