Chapter 33. Chaleur

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[Heat]





J*****e POV





"Hey, quit it."

Quit what?

"Wake up. You abused me all night, kicking and hitting."


The voice is different, I open my eyes.


Larry?

"Who in the hell is Larry?"


Jesus, it's my ex husband. Or husband ??

I touch my head, my hair is straight. What, or I should say when ... I look over at the wall. Our picture is on the nightstand, and I'm wearing my wedding ring. My old wedding ring.


Um Gene, I just had a weird dream ... I think.

"I guess you did. You wanna tell me who Larry is?"


I lied.


I don't know. Nobody.

"Hmph, nobody huh? Okay. You know you talk in your sleep now.

What did I say?



He rolls back over.


Gene! What I say?

"I don't know, stuff ... you speaking some French words I think."

Oh.


I get up and go into the bathroom. I'm in our first place in San Francisco. This is odd. I remember my 'dream' like a memory.

I remember Everything.

I can still taste Laurent. I smell my family too ... I even feel the pain of losing Ava. I reach out and feel nothing. I always feel at least energy, but now emptiness.

I close the door, get naked and stand in front of the mirror.

No stretch marks, no section scar, no soulmate mark. Gene's phone is charging on the counter, it's an older model. I'm afraid to look ... how many years am I missing?

The screen says Saturday June 2, 2012.

Fuck.

I sit on the toilet and start to cry.

My ex, well husband, comes in a few minutes later. I stand up and go to the sink.


"You been acting off Babe, think you're pregnant?"

No, I doubt it. I'm just a little confused. My dream was so vivid. Real.


Gene kisses my cheek and turns on the shower.


"I think you're pregnant."

Nah, that's not it.


I turn away and start to wash my face.


"I know you're back in heat, you'll be pregnant after tonight. They're gonna double team you."

What did you say?


Gene begins to laugh. I'm confused as fuck.

I look in the mirror and see Larry holding Ava ... Laurent appears holding L.J., they wave to me ...

My head spins and everything goes black.

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