Chapter 64

“Act aloof, be nonchalant” the words kept ringing in Amelia’s head when Ethan lay limp atop of her breathless while she tried to catch her own breath. The room was quiet and they both stayed still, listening to each other’s heartbeat, but filling the quietness with their heavy breaths.

“You okay?” Ethan spoke first, glancing at her and swiping a loose strand of hair out of her face and she nodded at him

“Sure” she said but she couldn’t look him in the eye, much more hold his stare but Ethan didn’t say anything after, but the words hung loosely at the tip of her tongue and she couldn’t help it when the words flew out.

“So no strings attached yea?”

Ethan paused, holding her stare now while her heart pounded loudly beneath her chest.

“What?” Ethan asked, there was a certain hurt to his words and look that was unreadable to Amelia because she was new to the post-sex dynamic.

“I mean, nothing serious yea?” she said again and Ethan pulled away from her and jumping into his clothes, he looke