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“Fine,” Shawn said, sighing “I’ll take the couch”

“You could,” I agreed from the kitchen “But then I’d just have to carry you upstairs to the bed later,” I said, getting a sideways look from her But she rumble, she turned and made her way upstairs

I finished cleaning up and checking the locks beforemy way up to the loft as well

It wasn’t much to write home about

There was a king-sized bed against the wall on a solid metal frame with no headboard But there were several thick, warh pillows, and a fireplace to keep us warm if we needed it

I planned to go ahead and keep warm the old-fashioned way

Shaas already in the bed, under one of the covers Her jeans were on the ground in a corner along with her bra, et in there with her to see if she’d put paja else

I tossedout ofelse

She tried to shut her eyes like she hadn’t been watching, but I’d felt her gaze on me as I undressed

Anticipation was flooding my system as I made my way toward the bed Because, as we’d proven thus far, it was nearly i physical And if you were going to be trapped in the woods with someone you had proven chemistry with, why the hell would you ever want to deny yourselves the pleasure of spending a fair chunk of your tiether in bed?

I got under the blankets, lowering until I was flat, suddenly cursing the fact that the bed was as big as it was

Note to self: the next time I needed to provide a bed in a safe house, it needed to be a queen or smaller

It wasn’t too long, though, after Shawn had fallen asleep that she gravitated toward lad I hadn’t started the fire for ambiance Maybe half an hour after that, she was completely draped overoncocked up over my waist

She’d opted for panties and a tee

Which hy she was cold

Not that I was coh

My arms slid around her, one at her upper and one at her lower back