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So I jerked upright, gasping in a breath, hoping it would bring reason and sanity to my brain She stirred as I scrambled to the opposite side of theher eyes, the blue in theain before yawning and stretching, she ," I repeated, not sure why I was being so pleasant with her I should be pissed; she was in my bedwithout my permission But I still wanted to climb on top of her and fuck her like crazy, so yeahI couldn’t suer Instead I said, "You’re in ht too and the sheet slid down to her lap, revealing her conservative nightshirt that still didn’t hide the sway of her braless breasts underneath When her red bedhead hair tumbled over her shoulders, I almost lost it Swear to God, I never wanted anyone as ht then And there’d been o when she’d tehtmare," she explained

I shook my head "You shouldn’t have co I could’ve accidentally hit you"

She only sue that it was too risky when she added, "Eva said Julian and Skylar would crawl into bed with you every night, and you never accidentally hit either of the Pick’s gossipy woman "Thus the reason I moved out of there so quickly Just because I hadn’t hurt them yet, didn’t reed to htfully to the side "To protect the babies"

I was actuallyher But if she wanted to assume that was the case, I’d let her "Don’t ever coain It’s not safe for you I’ about his ive me a lucky rabbit foot, monster repellant, or any kind of security object I can take care of myself"

"Oh? Is that why you calht as soon I came into the room and touched you, why you immediately curled into me and clutched me like I was your own personal teddy bear? Is that why you whisperedback into a deep sleep? Because you don’t need me? Because you can take care of yourself?"

Gritting my teeth, I clutchedher away at every turn Why wasn’t she getting the hint? "Iaerous now Christ, woman How many times do I have to tell you to keep your distance?"

"Probably as many times as it’ll take for me to convince you I’m not afraid I know you’ll never hurt me"

"How the hell could you know that?" I threw my hands in the air, incredulous "I don’t even know that There’s a violence insidebetter" Actually, since I’d started up at the gyh time had passed to safely say I was cured "You have no idea what I’ve been through, or what it’s turned me into So can you just believe me when I say I’m not safe?"

"Or…maybe if you could, I don’t know, tell h, then I could understand"

No way in hell was I ever talking about that Glaring at her, I growled "I thought you said you weren’t going to push anymore"

"Crap" She squeezed her eyes shut and clenched her teeth "You’re right I’an to climb off the bed "I’ll leave"

I hated to see her go, but this as best, so I bit ue and let her walk

When she paused at the door and turned back, hope flared inside me I have no idea why I was hopeful I didn’t want her to push, unlesssomewhere deep inside ofin and findthem all

But, no Mostly I wanted to keep them all as far away fro I think I deserve to know one thing since, you know, you’re puttinghere in such close quarters with me"

"What?" I uttered, pretty sure I couldn’t anshatever she asked

"What did Pick say to change your ree to share an apartment with me?"