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Fifteen

Tessa jerked with a start, wondering what had actually woken her up. Beneath her, spread out on the chaise, Grant groaned and twitched.

Arms and legs tangled, Tessa tried to sit up, but Grant’s hands gripped her shoulders.

“Melanie, stop!” he yelled.

Tessa froze. Melanie? Whoever this woman was, she was causing him nightmares. Please, don’t be a girlfriend. Or worse...a wife.

“Grant.” Tessa tried to break from his hold as she patted the side of his face. “Grant, wake up.”

The storm wasn’t as violent as earlier, but growls of thunder still filled the night. The occasional lightning was the only thing cutting through the darkness of the cabin.

“I’m so sorry,” he cried.

Tessa couldn’t stand the anguish ripping from him. So she did the only thing she could think of: she slapped him, hard.