Chapter 35 A Life with you part 3

Arei chuckled as he watched Jos dart around the tiny cave. "You really don't have to go through all this, I'll be fine right here by the fire. I promise." He had given up fighting against the urge to spend time with her, to touch her... but he still held strong to one thing. The one thing that was proving to be the hardest to resist. He caught her hand carefully as she scampered past him again. "This is fine. Trust me, I've slept in worse."

She frowned up at him. "I don't understand why you can't just share my bed." Her gaze fell away to the makeshift bed she'd tried to make on the hard floor of the cave. "It wouldn't be the first time."

He laughed at the irritation in her words as she reminded him yet again of the first night he had met her. He gave her hand a light squeeze, not wanting to release it. "We have an early morning. Get some rest, Kitten."