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She s I kind of like that "W---" The on’t co bad for her when her eyes close I can al around in her mouth Suddenly her eyes open "Why?" she says "Wh-ould you d-do that?"

"Honestly?" I ask I look into her dark eyes They’re so brown they’re almost black

"No, y-you should l-lie to ot you here," I say honestly "I’ve been trying to spend tiht I like the way you fit against h at the funny parts of the show I like, and you so you" I lift my hand and cup the side of her face She doesn’t flinch away She turns her face into my hand I touch her bottoue tentatively touches it, and it shoots straight to the center of me "I want you to stay"

"D-do you h-have blankets for the c-couch?" she asks

My heart leaps She’s not leaving "Hall closet," I say She walks out into the hall and retrieves a blanket and soo with her, because there’s no fucking way I’ her sleep on the couch

I take the sheet from her and cover the sofa with it Then I sit down and pat the space besideto sleep" I fluff a pillow behind et comfortable

"Go to b-bed," she says She takes my hand and tries to pull me to my feet

"Nuh-uh," I mutter "Paul would kick my ass if I let you sleep on the couch" Paul is my oldest brother, the one who raised us all, and he wouldn’t like it There are soirl sleep on the couch is one of the "So…" I say slowly "If you won’t sleep in my bed, then we both have to sleep out here" I leavethere in the air

"You suck so bad," she mutters She didn’t even stutter But I try not to let her know I noticed

"I know," I agree "I suck But I’entleman who sucks"

"D-do you p-promise to stay on your side of the b-bed?"

"Does that include errors in rolling over? And flinging arrin teases up the corners of her lips "You still suck"

"I know" I pat the couch "So, what’s it going to be? Here or there?"

"Fine," she bites out She hands rabs the blanket and walks toward my bedroom

In the back ofMaybe the theht Zone kind of scary thing Because I have to admit it--I’m a little afraid

I turn the covers back and she flips the light off I hear a rustle of her clothing "Did you just take so off?" I ask the darkness

"Sam," she scolds