Chapter17

#Chapter17

Not startled, he turns to face me. /"I was wondering when you would be ready./"

/"Ready?/" I repeat him.

/"For bed./"

A short, brief sigh slips from my lips. /"I didn't say yes./"

/"And you didn't say no,/" he says while drifting closer.

/"Well, I can't sleep in the same bed with you./"

His fingertips drag along the bedding. /"You can't sleep without me either./"

/"You enjoy this, don't you?/"

/"Enjoy? Very much. But, I also enjoy sleeping, which is something you weren't doing much of last night./"

/"And you were?/" I question him, trying to keep some authority.

Sebastian only saunters closer. /"No, Evangeline. I am asking you to sleep in my bed./"

/"I kno—/"

/"No, you do not. If you did, we would already be asleep./"