(Stacey)

"W-What?" She asked with a stutter.

"You heard me honey." Derick said dryly.

She touched her throat. "Do I need to answer that right now?"

"Yes."

She suddenly felt a little chilly. She hugged herself. She also inhaled deeply as if she needs more oxygen to think properly.

She felt him put his jacket around her . She closed her eyes which are under the sleep mask. She sniffed his wonderful scent engulfing his jacket She thought he would wrapped his arms around her too but to her dismay, he seemed to have moved a few steps away from her.

She almost groaned in frustration. She is starting to...