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“I’ve had a really nice ti towards the door absently, the sa she did earlier in the day

The brush off look that store clerks give custoo

“Ashlee,” I start, taking a step towards her

I can see now it’s getting late enough for her to be in bed, it’s also dawning on her I wasn’t kidding about not letting her out of ht

I can see too that she’s tired, full of food, and has a bigger day ahead tomorrow

She just wants to sleep

With no funny business

“I’ll sleep in a chair On the floor, if I have to,” I tell her before she can think of an excuse to have ain because I won’t

I’ll even sleep in my truck outside if I have to, but I’d rather have her in ht

Her face twists and she looks pained

I know she doesn’t wantup if I’ here either

I can see a dozen things passing through her mind, and mine too

Least of which is there’s no way I’d fit on that baby fold out couch, let alone with her in my arms

As for what I really want to do with her on that bed?

I don’t think it would last half a minute before it snapped in two

“No funny business,” I pro her I can sleep in a chair

Although I’d rather sleep with you on ht

“There are a couple of couches down here to choose fro herself out loud that there are spare blankets in a linen closet sooes in search of

I’by the second

I don’t want to sleep on a couch down here I want to be right next to Ashlee, watching her sleep because I knoon’t get a wink

Not now

The couch idea seems to have let her off the hook in her ownsure I have the biggest couch, which I know halfover even if I did try to sleep on it, and a huge pile of blankets and pillows

“So you’re co the bundle into aze as she stifles another yawn, proet some serious shuteye

I open s I want to tell her Wanting to toss the bedding down on the ground and spread her out over it instead