Page 202 of Fame & Chaos

“I’ll leave that to you. Now close your eyes.”

She kisses my neck gently, and I shiver in the best possible way. Holding tightly to her hand, I close my eyes while she snuggles against my back as carefully as possible.

And for the first time since the accident, everything feels completely right.

***

Locked safely in Indi’s arms, I had the best sleep I’ve had since the accident. Being back in my own bed instead of a hospital one definitely helped too.

Now I’m stretched out on the couch watching reruns of Torchwood while Indi makes us tea in the kitchen. My side and abdomen still ache like hell every time I move too quickly, but at least I’m home.

“You know, the special effects in Torchwood are really bad now,” Indi says as she walks in carrying our mugs. “Like… painfully bad.”

I chuckle and take the tea from her carefully. “Yeah, but you can’t beat Captain Jack. Best immortal ever.”

She snorts and settles beside me. “Seriously, if people knew about your sci-fi obsession, you’d lose your hot rockstar status instantly. You know that, right?”

“Yep. Which is why only you know about it.”

She laughs softly before curling into my side, tucking her feet beneath her while I wrap my arm around her shoulders and rest my head lightly against hers.

God, this feels nice.

No drama, chaos, screaming fans, or paparazzi, just me and my girl watching nerdy television together.

“Did you know Torchwood is actually an anagram for Doctor Who?” Indi says randomly.

I look down at her with narrowed eyes. “You nerd.”

She grins proudly. “You’re not the only sci-fi lover in this house.”

I can’t help smiling wider. Honestly, she says the most random shit sometimes, and somehow it just makes me love her even more.

Onscreen, a Weevil is about to attack Captain Jack when the doorbell rings.

“I’ll get it,” Indi says, climbing off me and hurrying toward the front door suspiciously fast, like she already knows who it is.

I try turning to look, but the movement pulls painfully through my side. “Fuck,” I groan, grabbing at my ribs before quickly facing forward again.

“Geez, trying to kill himself already,” a familiar female voice says.

I know the voice instantly, but the pain fogging my brain stops me from placing it straight away.

“Leave him alone. You okay, Caleb?” Indi asks, rushing back over and rubbing my back while I close my eyes and focus on breathing through the nausea.

“Mm-hmm,” I grunt.

Indi sits beside me again, and I slowly open my eyes to see Kenzi dropping onto the couch opposite us.

“Sorry, big guy. You doin’ okay?” she asks, looking slightly guilty now.

“Yeah,” I mutter. “Just turned too fast.”

Kenzi crosses her legs and points dramatically at me. “Right, so while you two idiots were apart, I had to put up with this one moping around miserably because she loved you so fucking much—”

“Kenz, stop.” Indi groans.

“Nope. He needs to hear this because this shit cannot happen again.”