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“There is no bed … or dresser,” I pointed out, still confused. “Is this where you tell me you’re a vampire and you don’t sleep?”
Trev looked back at me. His lips curled up. “You think I don’t know that reference, but you’re wrong.”
I wasn’t surprised. He’d probably had to watch that movie with more than one girl. I seriously doubted he’d read the book.
“But really, where do you sleep?” I asked him.
“You asking to see my bed, Maddy?”
“No. Just pointing out that your bedroom has nowhere for you to sleep.”
Trev held out his arms. “This is the first section of my room. Through that door are my bed and closet.” He pointed to the closed door to my right. “And that door is the bathroom.” He pointed to the door to the far left.
“You have your own suites,” I muttered, thinking this was something I’d read about in historical romance books but I decided not to mention it.
He shrugged. “If that’s what you want to call it,” he replied, dropping down to sit in the middle of the sofa. “Let’s hijack some cars,” he proclaimed and picked up a remote that made the screen-covered wall light up and come to life.
“Wow,” I whispered, watching the screen.
Playing a video game on that was going to feel like we were in the game. I walked over to the closest chair and sat down.
Trev shot me a frown. “I can’t help you from there, and the food is too far away. I don’t bite. I’m not Eddie or whatever his name was. Come here,” he said, patting the seat beside him.
“His name is Edward,” I told him, then reluctantly moved over but kept a proper distance between us.
I didn’t think Trev had me in here to make a move, but I was still cautious. I didn’t want him to get the wrong idea. He appeared to sincerely want to teach me how to play this game, but I wasn’t taking my chances.
Trev leaned forward and grabbed a chip, then popped it in his mouth. “Here, this is your controller,” he told me as he handed it to me. “I’ll play first; you watch me. Pay attention to the buttons I press and how I work the controller.”
I nodded and held the new device in my hands as the game came to life in front of us.
The next two hours went by so quickly that I didn’t realize the time. When Saxon walked into the room, I was surprised.
“What up?” Trev said as he continued working the remote in his hands.
“I came to get Maddy. Mom’s home and was asking about her,” Saxon replied as his gaze held mine.
I glanced at the time and quickly stood up. “I didn’t realize it was so late,” I told him.
He shrugged. “No worries. She’s not upset. I was just sent to make sure you got back safely.”
“I was going to bring her,” Trev replied, pausing the game and looking over at Saxon.
“No need.”
Trev held out his remote to Saxon. “Wanna play?” he asked.
Saxon smirked. “Not tonight. I’d hate to whip your ass in front of your student.”
Trev laughed. “Whatever.”
I listened to their banter as I slipped my shoes back on and started cleaning up the snacks scattered on the table. I hadn’t thought I was hungry, but at some point, the sour gummy worms had looked appealing. Then, I’d moved on to the chips.
“You don’t have to clean that up. We have people for that,” Trev told me.
Of course he did. He had people for everything. This was not my world. Now that I was immersed in it, I needed to remember it was for a brief time. When I could afford it, I would be moving on with my life. A life where this kind of thing didn’t exist. A life where I would be the help.
“You ready?” Saxon asked me.
