I'm tired and sore and overall grumpy, and I just want to go to sleep. My twelve hour shift ended only an hour ago, and I have to be back at it bright and early tomorrow morning. Such is the life of a retail employee in December.
Wearily looking in the mirror as I brush my teeth, all I'm thinking about is how it will feel to crawl under my covers and sink into my pillows. Then my boyfriend appears in the doorway behind me, and I recognize the look on his face.
"No," I snap.
"What? Why?" He comes up behind me, sliding his hands beneath my baggy t-shirt to grip my bare hips. "It'll make you feel better."
"I'm exhausted." I spit and rinse, slide my toothbrush into the holder. When I move to walk away, he pulls me tight against his chest. "Brent."
"Callie."
"Just let me..." He toys with the waistband of my panties, the only thing I'm wearing besides the shirt. "Let me help you."