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I choke on my own spit at this statement.
“We also need to figure out sleeping arrangements?” I echo incredulously.
“Well…” He begins cautiously, scratching the back of his neck nervously. “I mean, we don’t have to share the bed if you don’t want to.”
“I’m not sleeping on the floor,” I point out flatly. He looks taken aback by my defensive tone.
“I wasn’t suggesting you should,” he replies quickly, raising his hands defensively. “But we also can’t just ignore the fact that there’s only one bed and-” he stumbles over his words,
Tooking anywhere but at me.
“Right.” It suddenly dawns on me that I’ve made him
uncomfortable. For all his bravado and status, Soren is still a gentleman at heart, and I understand his unease.
Exhaling a tense breath, I walk over to the bed and gingerly sit down on the edge. The mattress dips under my weight, and the soft comforter crinkles beneath me.
“We’re adults, Soren,” I say finally, breaking the awkward silence.
“I…we could…I could get another bed; there’s room in here,” Soren stutters, his eyes darting around the room as he
suggests this. There’s a panicked look in his eyes, one I’ve never seen before.
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“You’re saying we can’t share a bed?” I question, crossing my arms over my chest defensively. Is that what he means? That he is happy for me to lie for him and play along with him touching and kissing on me around people but can’t share the bed? The thought stings more than I admit.
“That’s not what I meant, Bree.” His voice is gentle, but there’s a hint of frustration behind his words. “I just don’t want to make you uncomfortable.” I scoff at his words.
“Nothing about this entire situation is comfortable, Soren. I’m sure we can share the bed. It’s just a bed.” I tell him.
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I can see a sense of relief wash over him eyes softening, shoulders visibly relaxing. He lets out a short laugh — a mixture of disbelief and amusement – raking his fingers through his hair.
“You’re right,” he concedes with a nod, “We’re adults.”
“Be like a sleepover,” I offer, and he chuckles.
“Yeah, a sleepover,” he echoes, the corners of his mouth twitching upwards in a small smile. For a while, we just stand there, staring at each other, caught in this bizarre limbo between our past and whatever this is turning into.
He eventually breaks the silence with a soft cough. “I’ll go get your toiletries,” he says, moving toward the door.
As he leaves, I sink back onto the bed, my mind whirring with thoughts. Sleeping in the same bed as Soren… It’s a world away from where we were only days ago. The shock of it all hasn’t entirely faded yet. Neither has the anger, the hurt, or the pain that still throbs underneath it all like an open wound. Why do I have a feeling this is going to fall apart around us, or
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