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But then, before I can do more than uncurl and reach one foot toward the ground, Milo speaks again.
“There’s only one bed that makes any sense for Kennedy to sleep in tonight.”
I suck in a breath, sure I know what he’s about to say, but equally sure that there’s no way in hell he’ll say it—not in front of Jet.
His gaze meets mine.
My eyes widen ever so slightly, a plea or a warning, I’m not even sure.
Don’t say it. Don’t say what I think you’re going to say.
And then he does.
“Mine.”
Chapter six
Milo
Kennedy’s big brown eyes are impossibly wide and locked on me as she sits forward, frozen in the act of preparing to stand up.
Her gaze lingers on me in disbelief for a couple more beats, then darts to Jet.
It rankles that the first thing she does is look to him to see his reaction, but I try to ignore that.
Jet’s not thinking what she’s thinking, anyway. To him, she’s a kid like him and I’m a parent; there’s no reason to think I would have any ulterior motive for inviting her to sleep in my bed other than making sure she’s safe.
And if I weren’t such a bastard, that would be true, but damn… it’s a temptation I can’t pass up, knowing the scent of her curly hair will linger on my pillow tomorrow, that her bare legs will brush the soft sheets I normally sleep on. Her scent may even cling to the bedding, and while none of thatshouldexcite me, given she’s a teenage girl and possibly my son’s new girlfriend…
It does.
Kennedy stammers a bit. “Uh, I—I don’t want to intrude…”
“It’s no problem whatsoever,” I assure her. “You can sleep in my bed, and I’ll take the couch tonight.”
Relief settles across her features.
Did she really think I meant we would sleep in the bed together?
I can see by the flush of her cheeks and the way her gaze shifts guiltily away from mine that she did, and it makes me smirk.
Disappointed?
When she looks back at me, she can see the teasing question in my eyes and she rolls hers before heaving a sigh only teenagers are capable of.
Jet is nodding and not at all surprised because of courseheassumed that I would be taking the couch. “You can borrow some of my clothes to sleep in if you want.”
“Thanks,” she says tentatively, finally rising from the couch to follow me.
I tell Jet to clean up down here while I take Kennedy upstairs and show her around. She has seen his bedroom when they were studying, of course, but she hasn’t seen mine.
No reason she ever should, but…
Her voice is uncertain as she trails behind me down the hall. “Are you sure you don’t mind me staying? I don’t want to kick you out of your own bed. I do have one to sleep in at home.”
I shake my head, pushing open my bedroom door and turning on the light. “You’re tired. I want you to be safe.”
Kennedy sidles up close to me, then squeezes past me to get into the room. “You know I’m notyourkid, right?” she teases, looking over at me. “It’s not your responsibility to keep me safe.”
