Date Me Like You Mean It by Grey R.S

Author:Grey, R.S.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-05T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Aiden

It’s late and I’m lying awake, aware that Maddie and Brent are sleeping one room over, together on a bed. I know they’re lying side by side, and I don’t like it. So instead, I imagine Maddie in a jacket, beanie, and two pairs of pants zipped into her own personal sleeping bag. Brent is on the floor in the closet, shivering and alone.

I stare up at the ceiling and strain my ears to hear anything from their room. I have the bathroom door open on my end. If one of them needs to piss, I’ll know it.

I’m aware that I’m not handling this well, but I never signed up to greet Maddie’s new boyfriend with open arms.

I groan and turn over onto my side, facing the bathroom.

I hear a sound and shoot up into a sitting position, eyes narrowed in focus. Then, annoyed that it proved to be nothing more than a cough or something, I push up off the bed and head into the bathroom.

With quiet steps, I head toward their door and listen closely.

Nothing sounds out of the ordinary. No talking or laughing or…that.

I drag my hands down my face, trying to grab ahold of some sense.

I can’t stay on patrol all night. Besides, what’s my plan? If I hear them doing something I don’t like, am I going to barge in and interrupt?

Maybe.

With a low groan, I decide it’s probably best to leave my room and head for safer ground. I take my pillow off my bed and walk out into the dark hallway, glad Jolie and James have a huge house. I don’t have to worry about waking anyone up with my nighttime wanderings.

In the living room, I’m about to flip on a light when I notice someone lying on the couch. The soft glow of a Kindle blinds me until I step closer and see Maddie bundled up under blankets.

She jumps and stifles a scream when she notices me standing there.

“Holy sh—”

“Sorry.”

She squeezes her eyes closed as if trying to calm herself down.

“What are you doing out here?”

“Reading,” she says, opening her eyes and refocusing her attention on her e-reader, not exactly pleased to see me.

“Yeah, obviously. I meant why are you out here?”

“I couldn’t sleep.”

So she dragged her pillow and a blanket to the couch?

“Guess Brent’s a light sleeper?”

She offers a noncommittal hum and goes back to reading.

I toss my pillow on the end of the couch opposite her head and walk over into the kitchen. Now that I plan on staying up a while, I need a snack. I flip on the light under the cabinets so I don’t crash into anything and then I search the pantry until I find a box of cereal. I fix us each a bowl. Once they’re filled, I carry them back to the couch. When I start to sit, Maddie groans in annoyance because she has to yank her feet out of the way just in time before I crush them.

I don’t say thank you; instead, I hold out her bowl.

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