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Yeah, no

That was dangerous information to let a man be privy to

Especially a man like Bellamy

Who was dangerous enough already

In more ways than one

“You should go lie down,” I said a while later after he yawned for the fifth time in as many minutes

“I would be a terrible host if I did that,” Bellamy said “You take the bed”

“You need it more than I do,” I insisted

“I insist”

“We’re not fighting over a stupid fucking bed,” I said, rollingbehind me toward the bedroom

“If you insist,” he said, giving my shoulder a friendly squeeze as he walked back

It was a chaste touch, damnit

Soht do

But you couldn’t convince my body of that

It damn near burst into flames at the touch

I was still frustratingly turned on an hour or so later as I feltup in the chair

Before I could fully pass out, though, I feltunder ainst a familiar wide chest

“Put ed to put any kind of force behind the words Because whether I wanted to feel that way or not, it felt good to be held by a man, to be carried around like I was small and precious, even if those were not words anyone would use to describe me

I wasn’t sure I’d ever actually been carried by aave me counted Which, obviously, it didn’t

I liked it more than was safe From an emotional perspective

It was dangerous forof a man

“I can walk,” I insisted as he carried alley

“Sure you can,” he agreed, and it was right then that I realized he’d not only taken off his jacket, but his shirt as well

“I was fine where I was,” I claimed

“Mreed as he shouldered open the bedroom door

“I’ain,” I added as he lowered my ass to the mattress

And just like that, he froze—arly disheveled from sleep, a sweet, lazy sain, Shawn, I’ you here to sleep”