Anna was waiting for us in the garage when we arrived at Aiden’s house. I climbed out of the car and was met by her warm embrace. She didn’t say anything; instead, she filled me with that amazing peace and serenity she had given me earlier. This time, however, I did not freak out; I welcomed it into my body. The feeling was almost indescribable. It was like the way I felt around Aiden, but on steroids.
Once I was completely content, Anna broke our embrace. My legs started to buckle. I felt like I had been given drugs and was well on my way to La La Land. Aiden scooped me up in his arms before I hit the floor.
“Oops,” Anna said, giggling. “I guess I got a little carried away.”
I tried to say that I had never felt better, but what came out was slurred. I guess maybe she did go a bit overboard, but I wasn’t complaining.
Aiden carried me up the stairs and laid me down on the sofa. He propped me up with a mountain of cushions, which I slid down from so that my head was lying directly on the sofa.
I could barely keep my eyes open, so I closed them and tried desperately to remain conscious.
My phone started to ring. There was no way I was getting up to answer the thing. It stopped ringing a second later, followed by Aiden saying, “Hi, Nikki.”
Crap. Mum was going to kill me for not resting at home, but at the moment, I was too dazed to care.
I tried desperately to stay awake long enough to hear the rest of the conversation. However, whatever it was Anna had done to me was too much for me to fight, and I quickly drifted off to sleep.