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“No, you’re just super-sized”

He snickered and rested his chin on top of her head “Thank you”

“I’ll always have your back”

“I’ to see that,” he murmured

Silence settled over them like a blanket and drowsiness sucked her down into the blackness of sleep It struck her odd that sleeping with him didn’t bother her

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She woke slowly Long ar pinned her to the bed What did I do? She forced her heavy lids open and took in the hotel rooht returned to her, and she took a deep breath It was just Snake Her body relaxed It’d been so long since she woke to someone else in bed

Her bladder re to loosen his hold, and when he rocked his hips in response to the ainst her ass

She bit the inside of her cheek and sed back ait’s been since I had sex An ache began in her center She elbowed hiently “I have to pee”

Heonto his back She slipped from the bed and rushed to the bathrooun to travel The cold seat shocked her into consciousness He’s vulnerable He needs a friend Finishing her business, she splashed water on her face, tamed her wild hair, and returned to the room

“How are you feeling?” she asked, staring at the beardedof coffee in their bed

“Better Embarrassed as fuck But better”

“Good” She peered at the old-school desk clock beside the bed “It’s eleven I’ll need to get out of here soon”

He nodded “I appreciate you co down the way you did, Es It…uh, meant a lot”

“That’s what best friends are for”