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“Try sleeping on the floor.”
“No thanks,” Blake says, and she moves over so that Amory can get in the bed with her.
Amory gets in the bed beside Blake and gives her a hard stare. “And no funny business, either. This is strictly professional.”
Amory puts a pillow under her head and turns to face away from Blake. It’s a little awkward, because while the bed is comfortable, it is still small, and she can’t avoid touching Blake while she lays down.
“Whatever you say, sweetheart,” Blake says, turning around to face away from Amory as well to make her a little more comfortable. “Just shush so I can go to sleep. I’m tired.”
“Fine,” Amory agrees. She has to be honest with herself, this bed is comfortable and she falls asleep easily.
When Amory wakes up, Blake is no longer on the other side of the bed. She has an arm wrapped around Amory and is snuggled close to her. Amory freezes, not knowing what to do. She’s sure that Blake didn’t do this on purpose, but she wasn’t prepared for her to be a cuddler.
Amory used to be a cuddler, too. But she’s been out of practice, not having someone else in her bed since Natalie will do that to a person.
She just lays there, not sure if she should wake Blake or try to get her arm off from around her without waking her. She lays in bed trying to decide, but then Blake wakes up and looks at Amory with a smile.
“Good morning,” she says.
“Morning,” Amory says, but notices that Blake is still cuddling her. “Would you mind getting off of me?”
“Oh, sorry,” Blake says, but she doesn’t sound apologetic. She does, however, move her arm away from Amory.
“You’re a cuddler, huh?” Amory asks.
“A big one. Always have been. Whether I mean to or not. If there’s another person in bed with me, I gravitate toward them.”
“Good to know,” Amory quips.
“That’s not going to drive you back to the floor, is it?” Blake asks.
“No, it’s fine. Besides you were right; this bed is comfy.”
Blake gives her a wide smile. “I told you so!”
“Yeah, whatever,” Amory says, but she smiles back at Blake. “Let’s get up and make some beans.”
“Woo, chili,” Blake says, and Amory laughs and gets out of bed.
Blake follows behind her and the two of them work together to put the beans in a pot.
“Should we season them now or wait?” Blake asks.
“I always wait, but we can season them some now and finish them off later when we add the canned tomatoes,” Amory says.
“That sounds like a plan,” Blake says. She lets Amory season the beans, which Amory’s grateful for. Her mom might say that Amory can’t cook, but no one can complain that she doesn’t know what she’s doing when it comes to spices. Speaking of her mom, she hasn’t talked to her in a while and Amory thinks that she should update her of everything that’s been happening.
Amory: Mom. Things are going great
Amory: but you’re never gonna believe who I’m working with
Amory updates her mom about everything that’s happened since discovering that Blake is her cabin mate. She doesn’t tell her that they’re sharing a bed, though. It’s not like she doesn’t trust her mom or anything, but she’s worried her mom will think something else is going on. When it is absolutely, definitely, not.
Mom: That’s wild. Have you at least been enjoying work?
Amory: Yeah. It’s a little different than what I’m used to
Amory: But I think I’m getting the hang of things.
