Hitched Novels & Stories

Without a second of hesitation I leaned over so she could climb on my back. With everyone situated as best as possible we continued north in the growing dark as twilight peaked around us. Loud animal sounds echoed around us with only the crunching of our feet against the rocky bank of the river to answer it. I heard a scurrying of something in the bushes a few times but nothing ever popped out to attack us thankfully.

I hesitated, then answered honestly. “To the grocery store. Your kitchen is empty.” “You don’t need—” “Yes, I do.” He looked like he wanted to argue, but he didn’t. Instead, he muttered, “The door has a pin” I paused. “A pin?” He nodded once, eyes closing again. “Nine-four-two-one.” I stared at him. He just gave me the pin to his penthouse like it was nothing. Like I was… trusted. “Okay,” I said quietly.