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"Don’t nag ed him and resented the implication she did "I’m not Shiori And I see you’re still as cranky as you were yesterday"

"Cranky is for kids who need a nap" Ronin invaded her space "And, baby, I’d be happy to crawl in bed with you, but we sure as fk won’t be sleeping"

A I need to put this stuff away"

"So you plan to shoot down my advances now that I don’t have a headache?"

Tell me why you don’t have a headache for the first time in a week Tell me if you’re on different ain, she voiced none of that

Unhappy with her hesitation, Ronin threw up his hands "Fine I’ll watch TV"

She finished the dishes, silently cursing him because he hadn’t offered to help He always helped, which was just another indication that so petulant, or testing hi hi in his life truly was an open book, as he often proclaiood and the bad In fact, he should want to share it

But she wanted to do soet him out of the weird funk he’d been in With Blue and crewinto the dojo this weekend, he’d be busy, which would be good for him She’d allow him a few days to settle in, and then she’d pull out all the stops to remind him she trusted him implicitly with her body Maybe that would spur hi the kitchen, she snuggled into hi; he just kissed her on the forehead and returned to watching reruns of The Big Bang Theory

When Aht and stifled a yawn "I’ to bed"

"I’ll be in shortly"

Another oddity He usually went to bed when she did, although rarely because he wanted to sleep Coht Or the night before that A tiny kernel of panic lodged in her belly Maybe his attraction for her had cooled? Maybe that hy he’d been so damn distant? It also occurred to her he hadn’t pressed the issue of her retted the invite?

Not knowing the answers to any of these questions ces as is

She completed her bedtime rituals and eased between the sheets Her bed wasn’t as cohed anyhen her head hit the pillow

So her to his presence Then he switched on the bedside lamp to ensure he had her attention He said, "I love these baby doll nighties you wear"