“Can you please lie somewhere else?” I know there’s a bite to my tone as I try to lie in the king-size bed. Poor Gavin is doing everything he can to help me and I’m still complaining. But I’m so uncomfortable and I feel terrible that I let my sister down and had to send Noah back. “And put some aloe on me.”
“Well, I’d have to touch you to put it on.”
The room is dark except for the glow of the television and there’s no sound because I said he had it on too loud five minutes ago.
“I’m so sorry. I’m being a complete b***h, but it hurts sooo bad.”
The bed dips and I cringe. “I know, but you have to let me put on this aloe. It’ll help your skin. Hopefully by tomorrow you’ll feel a lot better.”
“I ruined our whole vacation.” Tears spring in my eyes but I don’t want them to fall for fear th
