Chapter 17

Nate’s POV

Avery and I were both sitting on the longest three seaters couch in the sitting room and there was a little amount of space left between us. The television was still turned on and some music video was currently playing on it, but I had reduced the volume a lot, so it was way too low for me to make out what was being sang from the television. I moved my hands above my thighs and breathed out a small sigh, as I shifted on my spot on the couch and raised my second hand up, in order to card my fingers through my hair.

My stomach was starting to churn and I quietly prayed that the food which I had eaten some time ago, wouldn’t come back up through my mouth in the form of vomit.

“So, Avery?” I called out while staring at Avery from the corner of my eyes and I watched as he glanced up from his phone which he had been tapping away on, to turn his head slightly around until he was staring at me.

“Yeah?” He asked after a moment.

“I’ve been meaning to ask and I kind of forgot