TWENTY- FOUR!!... SCARED TO COMMIT

Nobody came to my room to bother me for the rest of the day, and for that, I'm truly grateful because it gave me the time and space I needed to get into a clearer mental zone, give myself a long preaching and motivational speech of how I'm responsible for me and no longer that scared little baby who could not stop Nathaniel.

By the time I was down with Me to Me speech, I was calm enough to grab a nap, but that was after deciding that, I was done with Nathaniel having the upper hand every damn time.

By the time I woke up, it was already dark out, and I was feeling something very different from fear and panic.

My skin was tingling with a familiar sensation, and there were beads of sweat dripping down my chin from my forehead as a wave of heat enveloped me.

Damn it. This heat certainly doesn't give any warning before it strikes. And this isn't the right time, damn it, to be feeling a sexual urge.

Oh, that's the very last thing on my mind right now.

I tried to ignore it, but the pressure