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.And there s my answer.I scooped her up and cradled herin my arms.Her eyelids flutteredclosed.She wrapped her arms aroundmy neck and dropped her head heavilyon my shoulder.With her held tight to my chest, Iopened the bathroom door and watchedas the cold air from the hallway sentgoose bumps up her arms; I hugged hereven tighter.I never wanted to let hergo.Ethan was walking down thehallway towards us with a concernedexpression across his face. She just conked out in myarms, I explained. Yeah, Lea just passed out onConner in the living room.He had tocarry her to bed.Where are you going toput her to sleep? Yeah, like he didn tknow the answer I was going to givehim.Grace isn t a girl that deservesbeing put in the Bone Room.I don twant her ever to see the inside of it.I was moving through thehallway with her, heading right towardsmy bedroom. Open the door to myroom, I said. Shane, that s not the best idea.She s going to wake up pissed at you. I ll sleep in another room.I mnot putting her in the Bone Room,Ethan.She opened her eyes as Ethanflicked the light on in my room and shelifted her head off my shoulder.Scanning the room with her eyes, shesmiled. Hey, Grace, can I get youanything? Ethan asked her. No, Ethan, thank you.I m justwiped out.I don t care where I sleep, Ijust need to sleep. She was stilllooking around and then her eyeswidened when they registered what layin the corner up against the wall.Sheturned her face into mine, our lips noteven two inches apart,  You saved myguitar?Pulling back the covers of mybed, I delicately laid her down and satbeside her, giving her a slight nod and asmile.She closed her eyes and nestledher head into my pillow.Damn thatwas beautiful; her head on my pillow. Get some sleep, Grace.We ll be rightoutside if you need anything, Iwhispered.Before I could stand up, shereached her arm out and tugged metoward her. Don t leave, Shane, shewhispered.Those three words where like adrug, pure and electric, coursing wildlythrough my veins.There was nothing inthis world that I wanted more than tospend another night with her wrappedaround me.I squeezed her hand softly andmoved off the bed.Ethan gave me agoofy smile and slipped out of the room.I walked to my dresser to change.Ithrew my clothes into my hamper andthrew on a pair of pajama bottoms andnothing else.I wasn t putting a shirt on.I wanted to feel her skin against minewhen I held her all night, because that swhat I was going to do.I was going tohold her all fucking night.I might neverlet her go.I switched off the light andcrawled under the covers right besideher.I ran a single finger along her armfrom her shoulder to her elbow. Areyou okay? I asked. Yes, I just didn t want to bealone.I m sorry, she whispered.I pulled Grace closer to me, Don t be sorry.I get to hold a beautifulwoman in my arms all night, so I mdefinitely making out on the deal. Thank you, she said.I couldfeel the smile on her lips.I nuzzled my face against theback of her neck and between hershoulder blades.She arched her bodyinto mine. For what, saying you rebeautiful? Like you don t hear that fromevery freaking guy that looks at you. No, not that.For saving my lifetonight.You could have gotten killed,Shane.Don t do anything like that forme again.I softly placed my lips on thenape of her neck, and kissed her. Shutup and go to sleep, Grace.I didn t think I d ever get tosleep that night, with her in my arms, herbody so close against me, and theterrifying thoughts that somewhere, therewas someone trying to hurt her.However, when her body settled and herbreaths evened out, my eyelids becametoo heavy and I drifted off to sleep.Itwas a dreamless night, but I kept wakingto make sure she was still safe in myarms.Chapter 11Grace was poking me andgiggling quietly to herself.I could seefrom behind my closed eyelids and thebrightness that hit them, that it wasdaytime on the other side.She tried toslide herself out from my arms, but Ionly smiled and held her tighter.Whileshe was trying to roll over and fling herlegs onto the floor, I rolled my body ontop of hers and started a full-fledgedwrestling match.She finally pinned medown and flung herself off the bed andonto the floor laughing.So, I dove ontop of her.There was a loud knock on mydoor and both of us bolted off the floorlaughing like we were afraid of gettingcaught all over each other.Without another knock oranything, Ethan came barging in holdinga steaming cup of coffee,  Hey, I gotcoffee and bagels inside! His eyeslooked back and forth between Graceand me.His face reddened and helooked down at the floor,  Ah, sorry, Ididn t mean to interrupt anything.Yeah, right. Ethan, you didn t interruptanything.We were just wrestling to getto the door first.There is absolutelynothing going on between Shane andme. Her cheeks were stained crimson.What the hell? Absolutelynothing going on? She was rubbingthat gorgeous ass of hers against myrock hard dick all fucking night andthere s nothing going on?Ethan shrugged, nodded his headand gave me a serious look. Well,breakfast is inside anyway.Everybodyis packing up now, so we should beheading out soon. Not waiting for aresponse from either of us, he just turnedhis back and left the room, closing thedoor behind him.Her eyes caught mine, and I msure my emotions where screaming loudand clear at her.I was livid. What s that look for? sheasked. Why do you do shit like that? Isaid, pointing to the door Ethan justclosed. Like what? Now she splaying all innocent? Pretend that you don t give ashit about me.You re the one that askedme to sleep in here last night.I get a lotof mixed signals from you, Grace [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]