Chapter 41: Good Morning

"You should be labeled a danger, Grace," Scott said the morning after that conversation, while they were watching a morning cartoon in the living room. "I need to keep my distance from you." The man wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand.

"It's okay to be close without doing something, Scott."

"Isn't that what's been happening to us for the past few months?" the man reminded her, "I... have never felt so wild."

"And I'm not complaining at all." Grace didn't like them keeping their distance like this. She reached out to touch the man's upper arm. She stroked it gently while giving him puppy eyes.

"Wait a minute, I'll make some tea." The man jumped off the couch before Grace could protest. Scott walked over to the electric kettle and a stainless tray containing two ceramic cups. "You want to?"

"I don't mind."

"Grace...."

"Hmmm?" The one who was greeted immediately glanced over her shoulder.

"I think this is the right time to make another confession to you."

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