Strange as it was, I didn’t even have any of Amber’s old clothes here because she never left anything behind. That should have been another clue that things weren’t right with her. Not that I would ever think of suggesting Ingram wear Amber’s left behind things even if there were any. I was smart enough to know that was not a good idea.
“Here,” I said as I handed her the items.
She took them with a smile and didn’t hesitate to let the towel fall away right before she put them on.
I left her in the bathroom with a clean toothbrush and went to get myself dressed.
I smiled when I slipped into the bathroom after she was done and saw her toothbrush sitting right there next to mine in the holder.
And that smile only grew when I walked out of the bathroom to find her already in my bed with the covers pulled down enough on the empty side for me to get in.
“Goodnight, Malcolm,” she said as she settled her head on the pillow.
That wasn’t going to work for me. So I hooked my arm under her neck and dragged her body close to mine. I told her goodnight and placed a kiss on her temple. With her head resting on my shoulder and her hand over my heart, I drifted off to sleep with ease.
