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“I’m spendin’ the night with you, in your bed, and I’m not arguin’ about it,” he declared.
I felt relief sweep through me again.
I didn’t want to be alone tonight, no way, no how.
“Okay,” was all I said.
TEN
EDDIE THOUGHT I WAS WORTH IT
Icould swear I heard a knock at my door. All warmth left me. My bed moved. There was the sound of clothes rustling and then I heard the door open.
“Eddie!” Mom gasped.
I burrowed deeper into the pillows, trying to find dreamland again. I wanted to go where life was safe, normal and mundane. Where people didn’t hold knives to your throats, whisk you away against your will, or hot guys didn’t pursue you against all the laws of nature.
“Jet’s sleepin’ in today,” Eddie said quietly.
There was a hesitation while I was sure my mother mentally designed my bridesmaid dresses.
“Tell her Lavonne popped by for a surprise visit and she’s taking me to breakfast,” Mom whispered. “I won’t be back forhours,” she added meaningfully.
My mother.
I burrowed deeper into the pillows.
Eddie didn’t answer verbally, but the door closed. There was more rustling of clothes, the bed moved and the warmth came back in the form of Eddie’s partially naked body fitting itself to my back.
“Was she in her chair?” I asked, my voice muffled by the pillow.
His arms tightened around me. “She was standing. Go back to sleep.”
I started to push up. “She needs to take her chair. I’ll have to show Lavonne how to fold it, just in case.”
Eddie pulled me back down. “They’ll figure it out. Sleep.”
“What time is it?” I asked. “I have to get to the bank, the grocery store—”
Eddie’s hand came up and curved around my breast. “If you’re awake…”
Electricity shot straight to my doo-da.
“I could sleep,” I lied, settling back down, already two-thirds of the way to completely turned on.
His hand stayed where it was, but it didn’t move with intent and he pulled me deeper into him.
Surprisingly, after a few minutes, I slept.
* * *
I woke up,happy and warm.
For about two seconds. Then I catapulted straight to freaked out.
I was curled around Eddie, who was on his back. He had one arm wrapped around me and the other hand resting in the middle of his chest, very close to where my face was.
I looked up to see if he was awake, my cheek sliding on his chest, and I saw he was asleep, eyes closed, face relaxed.
