Clementine:
The scent of his shampoo was mesmerizing. I felt the dampness from his clothes, but I didn't let go. I couldn't even lift my hands because his arms were wrapped tightly around me. After a while, he pulled back and cupped my face in his cold hands, probably from the shower he had just taken.
"Why the fuck did you stay behind without me?" he asked, his eyes scanning my face with such intimacy that I couldn't speak. His thumb brushed gently over my cheek and chin, leaving me numb.
"Dude, do you remember Sadie? That's her baby," Troy jumped in quickly, his voice urgent, as if trying to distract Haiden, and it worked. Haiden turned to him, and his hands slowly slipped from my face. His eyes landed on the baby before looking back at Troy.
"What do you mean? She died. Didn't they tell us?" Haiden asked, mentioning the lurkers.
