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Alex chuckles but then grows serious “Will you stay the night?”

I want to Definitely My only worry? I have to work in theI look at my dress that lies in a rumpled heap on the floor

He follows my eyes but ht maybe—”

“I’d like to, but I don’t haveall shy It’s absurd He’s still insidemy come face at him for the last half hour

“I’ll drive you to work in the ”

“I also don’t have a change of clothes”

“We can wash thee”

“Or I could call a cab in the —”

“Nope” Alex shakes his head “Not happening I’ll take you hoht or to you”

“Okay”

“Okay?” His hopefulness is as endearing as it is sexy

“You can drive ry ly clean for a bachelor—wearing only his pants, with the door to the fridge wide open After pouring ht fro Hydration is sexy

Then he proceeds to ee onto a plate and shove it in the ry, so I sit on his lap while he inhales a plateful of carbs I’ his T-shirt My dress is in the ith led with the whole delicate cycle thing and ad, including his laundry