Change, New

Ashley. The first thing I felt was the pounding pain slicing through my skull with a vengeance as my eyes fluttered open. An unfamiliar heat spilled closely behind my back. It took a moment to register what it was, or what was going on. The stir of movement confirmed it was a person, and I recalled Ryder bringing me back home. My heart raced as my eyes flicked down to find myself still wearing the clothes I had on...When? Was it last night? I slowly sat up. It was definitely day, so he’d been here since we returned, whenever that was. My eyes turned toward the clock to find it was almost three in the afternoon. My mouth dropped open. Never before in my life had I slept this late. Then again, never before had I consumed that much alcohol in such a short matter of time. Though, I never drank, period. I’ve had a taste here and there of whoever would try to urge it down my throat, but I have never before willingly drank like that. I twisted around to face Ryder, finding him still deep in s