Forfeiting Decency by Rachel Schneider

Author:Rachel Schneider
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-10-30T04:00:00+00:00

“KALEY, WAKE UP.”

My eyes snap open and I jerk upright in bed, head-butting Kip in the forehead.

“Fuck,” he cusses, holding a palm to his head.

“Ow.” I fall back, holding my head in my hands. “Why are you standing over me like a creeper while I sleep?”

“I was trying not to freak you out.”

“Good job,” I say sarcastically.

He rubs the spot on his forehead once more before dropping his hand. “Pack whatever you need for tonight and tomorrow. We’ll come back for your stuff in the morning.”

I lean on an elbow and switch on the bedside lamp. “What time is it?”

“A little after midnight.”

“Kip, it’s the middle of the night.”

“I know, I just told you what time it is.”

I laugh. “So let me sleep. I’m fine.”

He glares at me. “You’re not fine. I broke into your apartment with a flathead screwdriver and you didn’t even wake up. It’s not safe for you to be here.”

We stare at each other a few seconds and it takes every ounce of willpower not to smile and give myself away. Showing up in the middle of the night is revealing his true feelings and just how much he cares. He knows it. If I make it a big deal, he might second-guess his decision. I need to act like everything is normal.

Rolling my eyes, I fall back into bed and pull the cover tighter around my chin. “I’m not going anywhere but back to sleep.”

In one swoop, the blanket is stripped from my body and I scream at the cool air against my exposed skin. “Have you lost your mind?” I yell, reaching but failing to get the cover from him.

“Maybe,” he says, eyes trailing over my body.

It’s then I realize how exposed I actually am. A tank top and sleep shorts don’t cover much.

“It’s nothing you haven’t seen before,” I say, yanking the covers from his grasp. “Now go away.”

Once I’m covered, it’s like he snaps to. Kip may be different from any man I’ve met, but he’s still a man. “I’m not leaving you here,” he says.

“Fine,” I say, peeling the edge of the covers back. “Sleep here, but I’m not going anywhere.”

He hesitates. “Kaley…”

Too tired to argue, I scoot to the other side of the bed and flip over, putting my back toward him. “Turn out the light when you make up your mind.” He doesn’t reply and it’s silent for so long, I start to wonder if he will actually leave.

When his side of the bed dips, I can’t stop my smile. I listen as he kicks off his shoes. There’s another moment of silence and I imagine him debating how much of his clothing he’ll shed. Kip normally sleeps in his underwear, sometimes nude after we would have sex, so I know jeans a t-shirt will be the furthest things from comfortable for him.

“Just get undressed already. I’m not going to touch you.”

I hear his sigh, followed by him standing and undressing. Listening intently, I calculate which item of clothing he’s working on.

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