Can you sleep with me?
S–sleep with him? In the presence of the doctor and Randy?
I blushed. Lowering my gaze.
Why was he making it sound ambiguous when we had company?
"Leave us," Cassian said.
"Cassian, I still need to keep you under observation; we can't—"
"I know my body better. Leave."
The doctor nodded and turned away, with Randy already taking the lead.
It was left with the both of us in the vast room.
"Come here," he said, making space for me.
This time, I didn't resist.
"Um…okay," I murmured and climbed into the bed.
Cassian pulled me closer to him, his hand wrapping possessively around my waist.
My heart thumped at our proximity, and the atmosphere felt tense.
For a moment, we just lay there as the silence stretched… our bodies pressed against each other with only our clothes separating us.
"Did I scare you?"
"Are you okay now?"
Cassian and I spoke at the same time, as we both turned to face each other.
