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He opened the door and was careful to step in silently. The first thing he did was check Chloe's room. The nine year old was fast asleep, drooling while spread across the mattress. Aaron was relieved. If she had been awake, there would have been a lot to explain…

"See you, Chloe." Aaron closed the door to her room, cautious and silent. It was almost ten in the morning, she would wake up in the coming hours.

His eyes were baggy. All of a sudden, he regretted what he had done yesterday and today. The fight with Selina, the sex, the close call with the detectives, the fivesome…all of it happened in the span of eight hours. And before that was the museum tour. He had no fucking sleep.

He went to the bathroom and splashed himself with icy cold water. He stared at his reflection. His black hair was a little overgrown and close to covering his ears. His grey eyes already lacked emotions.

"Should I call in…?" Aaron closed his eyes, sighing. "It's a Monday too…"

Plus, Friday was New Years. A holiday. His supervisor was going to hate him for not coming. Actually, no, he had an excuse. The story of his sister in the hospital.

Aaron was relieved. 'Yeah, I can use that. I don't want to go to work like this.'

The past month and a half had been unapologetically exhausting and he needed a break. From Cassandra to Vicki to Iman to Harley and Ivy to the Foxes to the detectives to White Rabbit to Vicki again, then a long fuckfest with Cassandra, a night with Riko and Izzy, and then Hadiyah, Jaina, and White Rabbit, three sessions with Tanya, and finally–after all that–Selina, Hadiyah, Jaina, and White Rabbit together. A dozen different women in the span of three weeks. A week's worth of sex. Hours upon hours of mating.

He called in. His supervisor was **** but Aaron kept parroting the sister excuse. He relented, though once again warned him of the pay deduction. Although acknowledging his concern during the conversation, in reality, it did not matter to him at all. When Aaron got to his room, he flopped onto his bed and took the fattest nap of his life.