The Gremlin Prince by Heather Young-Nichols

Author:Heather Young-Nichols [Young-Nichols, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-17T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Jensen was gone when I woke up. It was still dark, twenty minutes before midnight, according to the clock next to my bed. He’d made sure I was comfortable, tucking me in snugly, before going back to his own room. I wished I knew how long he stayed and made a mental note to ask him later. Since I hadn’t had dinner last night, my stomach started demanding food. I took a little walk to the kitchen for a not-yet-midnight snack. I didn’t turn any lights on as I grabbed a bowl, spoon, cereal and milk. The energy efficient lightbulb over the sink that we left on every night gave me enough light to move around without hurting myself.

“Hey,” Jensen said, approaching me from behind where I sat at the island.

“Jensen!” My hand flew up to my heart and I dropped the spoon. “You scared me.”

“Sorry.” He leaned over, looking into my bowl. “That’s the best you could do?”

“I…uh…can’t cook.” He looked a little surprised. “Is that a deal breaker?”

“Hardly,” he scoffed. “Besides, I can, but you know making a sandwich isn’t exactly cooking.”

“True, but it’s a whole lot more effort than I’m usually up for in the middle of the night.” A low chuckle rumbled in his chest. “What has you up?”

“Water.” He shook the bottle in my face, as if he was stating the obvious. Which he was.

“Ah, there’s some in the fridge in your room.” He eyed me. His eyes were usually clear enough that I could tell what was going on in his head. They were like a window to his soul.

“I won’t say I was kind of hoping you’d be up because of your insomnia. I won’t say that.” He cocked his head to the side, one corner of his mouth curling up.

“Ugh, always.” I shook my head. My mom said I was so high strung, so tightly wound, that nothing I did seemed to help me sleep.

“How come you fall asleep so easy when I’m with you? Am I that boring?”

I laughed, shaking my head. “You make me really comfortable. Like my whole body just relaxes.”

He liked that answer.

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