She blinked. "Just sleep." She steadied her nerves. "I won't sleep at all if I'm alone."
"Why?"
They'd slept together the night before, which had been amazing. Tonight, his arms needed to be around her. "I'm scared."
The glimmer in his eyes told her he understood. A huge sigh of relief burst free as he squeezed her shoulders and said, "Then, yes, you can sleep in my bed next to me."
She smiled. "You're perfect."
"’Thank you’ is good enough."
She shrugged. Tomorrow, she'd deal with the rest of the world. Now if only she didn't turn into the sex slave she feared she'd become. At some point, she'd have to prove to herself that she had the gumption to stand on her own two feet, alone in the world. It just wouldn't be tonight.
