Page 68 of Make Her Mine

His sofa is really comfortable.

And when Sloane texted me about thirty minutes into the movie to ask if I wanted to go down to the Come Again to hang out with a bunch of them, I said no.

I was really happy on Jefferson’s couch.

In Jefferson’s shirt.

With Jefferson.

Fuuuuuck.

I slowly turn my head to look at the pillow next to me.

There’s an indentation.

My gaze runs down that entire side of the bed. The sheet is wrinkled, the duvet thrown back.

I sit up.

He slept in here.

In this bed.

With me.

And instead of being annoyed or even angry that he’d dare, I feel disappointed that I slept through that.

What does he wear to bed? Did we cuddle? Did we touch at all? Was his warmth and presence why I slept so well? How did he sleep? Oh God, how did I look this morning when he woke up?

I throw the covers back and swing my legs over the edge of the mattress.

Okay, I need to get myself together. I should ask him those questions. I should ask why he carried me to bed instead of waking me up. Or leaving me on the couch. Does that mean something?

Or maybe…

I narrow my eyes.

Wait a damned minute. I know what this is.

This is Jefferson and me.

That means this is a game of chicken.

He wants to see how I react. If I’ll freak out. He’ll act unaffected by the whole thing. It’s fake, right? Why is it a big deal? Nothing happened. So I slept next to him half-naked. So what? And if I react, then that must mean I feel something.

So I can’t react. I can’t ask questions. I can’t make a big deal out of it.

We watched a movie and slept next to one another last night. The way I’ve done with Graham a million times.

Is Jefferson trying to tell me that if we did try to date, he wouldn’t even be tempted to touch me if I was sleeping, half-naked next to him?

Oh, okay, future ex-fake-boyfriend, I see what you’re doing. I can play this game.

And it’s my turn, I guess.

I put my dress from last night back on and make my way to the kitchen. I find a note by the single-serve coffee pot on the counter.

Had a morning work-out with some of the players, then have some festival stuff to help with. -J

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