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Gage was silent, but she didn’t mistake the quietness for him falling asleep. Obviously, he was searching for a way out that wouldn’t hurt her feelings.
“You don’t have to stay,” she whispered.
“What?”
“I know you don’t do sleepovers. You don’t have to come up with an excuse to leave. You can just go. I don’t…” She paused. “I don’t want you to give me an excuse that will end up on Toby and Rich’s list. We’re friends, and we don’t lie to each other. So…let’s don’t start here.”
She kept her gaze locked on the ceiling, refusing to glance in Gage’s direction for fear of what she might see. He shifted, and she expected to feel the mattress lift without his weight as he climbed out of bed.
What she didn’t expect was Gage’s arm wrapping around her waist, tugging until her back was snug against his chest.
He was spooning her.
Why was he spooning her?
“Penny,” he murmured, his voice gruff, close to sleep.
“Hmm?”
“I’m not leaving. Now go to sleep.”
She huffed out a breathy laugh.
But then, she did as he said, sleep coming to claim her quicker than it ever had before.
