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I take a deep breath and check my phone, tempted to call my dad back. But as I glance down at the screen, I see the Wi-Fi is already turned off. I frown at the rule and head for the bedroom.
I peek in and see Nila lying on her side, facing away from where I’m supposed to sleep. As I make my way around to the other side of the bed, I’m reminded just how small it is.
Yikes.
I have no idea how I’m supposed to climb in and not touch her by accident. But I’m going to give it my best shot. I pull the covers back gently, trying not to stare at the moonlight streaming through the window and glinting off her face. Her eyes are closed, her breaths deep and steady.
She must’ve been tired.
Carefully, I slide in beside Nila, keeping my body on the very edge of the bed. I don’t know why I’m so nervous. I mean, yeah, I haven’t ever shared the bed with a woman, but she doesn’t know that—and this isn’t like that, anyway.
It’s only because we have to.
Mostly.
I blow out a breath and I feel Nila stir beside me.
Is she a light sleeper?
I wonder what she’s dreaming about.
I smile, relaxing into the pillow. There’s so much about her that I want to know, and it feels good that she’s letting down her guard with me—one that I’m pretty sure she leaves up to the rest of the world, which makes it all the more special. And now that she is … I want to know everything there is to know about Nila Christianson.
I spend the next few minutes just watching her sleep, admiring the way she looks so calm and so undeniably beautiful lying next to me. It’s something I’ve never experienced before, and the longer I soak it in, the more I realize I might be getting in too deep.
But I don’t even care.
I shut my eyes and place my hands behind my head, letting the sounds of Nila’s even breaths lull me into a peaceful slumber. However, just as I’m falling asleep, I’m startled awake by some movement in the bed.
I freeze as something tickles my nose, and the warmth of another body suddenly presses against mine.
Holy...
I swallow hard as Nila wraps her arm around my chest, snuggling in tightly to me. Her leg crosses over mine, intertwining, and my heart thunders in my chest.
Does she know what she’s doing?
I get the nerve to glance down at Nila and realize that she’s still fast asleep.
Should I wake her up?
The question floats around in my head for a while, trying to decide what the right thing to do is. I know if she was awake, she’d probably not be cuddling with me like this. But the thought of her warmth leaving me makes my heart plummet.
I breathe in the scent of her hair as her cheek rests against my chest. She lets out a sigh, snuggling in closer.
A smile breaks out across my face and I thread my arm around her, holding her in a way I never knew I wanted to.
I close my eyes, appreciating the moment for what it is...
Perfect.
Chapter Seventeen
Nila
“So, today,” Tina begins clapping her hands together, “we’re going to be working on things together as a group.”
I nearly drop the mouthful of eggs right out of my mouth, and when I glance over to Cameron, he doesn’t seem too thrilled about it either.
