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“Ican’t… stay in your bedroom,Jackson.Iwas just making it up whenIsaid that toLily.”
“We’resupposed to be a couple.Whywould you sleep in a different bedroom than me?”
“Maybebecause we’re old-fashioned, and we think it’s weird sleeping in the same room in your parents’ house?”
“DoIlook like a guy who’d be uncomfortable sleeping with his girlfriend in his parents’ house?”
Shestares up at my face and pales. “No.”
“Exactly.”
“MaybeIcould share a room withLilytonight and you could share with one of your brothers?Justfor tonight, when everyone is sleeping over.Andwe can figure the rest of it out tomorrow?”
“Baby, did you have more than three bottles?You’renot sharing a room withLily, andI’msure as hell not bunking with one of my brothers.Noone would believe that shit.”
“Oh.”Shefrowns. “Well, where amIsupposed to sleep?Ican’t sleep in your bed!”
“Look,I’msorry about this,Selena.Ididn’t think about any of this when we rushed to get out here.MaybeIshould have left you back home inL.A....”
“No.No, you shouldn’t have.I’mglad to be here with you and your family.”Shepats her hands against her thighs. “Thisis fine.It’sno big deal.Justtwo friends… acquaintances… sort of… sleeping in the same room.It’slike summer camp.It’spractically bunk beds, but just in the same bed.It’llbe fine.”
“Selena,I’mreally sorry about this.Ipromise it’s no big deal.”
That’sa complete fucking lie.Iknow exactly how big of a deal this is.Andthat big deal is going to be rock hard in my boxers all night.Notthat she’s going to know about it.She’shad too much to drink tonight for anything to happen, even ifI’mfinally getting her in my bed likeIwant.
“Youdon’t think it’s a big deal?Butwhat about the… con-”
Ipress a finger to her lips and cut her off.Idon’t need her saying words like contract orNDAright now.Andnot just because my family could hear them, becauseIdon’t want to think about it.Idon’t want to think about the fact that the only reason she’s here with me is because of a couple of signatures and a few pages of legal speak.
“Youdon’t have to worry aboutanything.Iwon’t…”Ilean in close so thatIcan whisper in her ear. “Doanything you don’t want me to do.”
Now, if she wanted me to do it… butIcan’t.Nottonight.Notwhen she’s had this much to drink.Damnit, why the hell didIlet her drink this much?Isure as hell wouldn’t have ifI’dknown we’d be spending the night in the same bed.
“Youdon’t have to be sorry about… anything.It’sfine,” she reassures me.
IwishIcould believe it.
“Jackson?”
“Yeah, baby?”
“Canyou take me to bed now?”Shit.Thelast thingIneed isSelenabegging me to take her to bed.Thinkingabout putting her to bed in that silky get-up she wears, or worse, just herRaven’sRavinet-shirt with nothing on the bottom.Onthe other hand,Selenabarely dressed and pressed up against me iseverythingIneed.
“Yeah,Ican take you up to bed, baby.I’llgrab your stuff and move it into my room.It’sno big deal.Soundgood?”
Selenanods, looking like we’ve just dodged a bullet.Shehas no idea of the explosive situation she’s putting herself in.
chapterthirty-nine
selena
Tonighthas been perfect.Orit would have been perfect ifIactually belonged here.
Jacksonhas this whole big, wonderful family, and it feels likeI’ma part of it.
Ihave to keep reminding myself thatI’mnot.
“We’regoing to bed.You’reall sleeping here at the house or walking toJarret’splace.Noone’s driving home, got it?”
