Chapter 77

Chapter 77

Ryan kept Katrina company for a while longer, easing her burden, and her stress, by talking to her about Ross Corp, and sharing a few funny stories she had never heard before about Kylan

It was refreshing. Talking to Ryan and knowing that Kylan was safe and asleep in his bedroom. By the time Ryan left, it was after midnight, and she was completely drained.

She washed and dried her teacup by hand, turning off the lights in the living room and kitchen alike, before

e walking to Rylan's room

She briefly wondered if she should sleep in the same bed as him, or if he would prefer she keep her distance and sleep on the couch near his fireplace.

She settled on sleeping as far from Kylan as possible, grabbing the throw from off the couch in his room and situating herself atop Kylan's covers. She turned on her side so she was facing him, relieved to see that he was still asleep in the same position she had left him

in

xt to no time at all before she fell asleep herself.

It took her ni to po -0-0-0-

Her phone buzzing in her pocket roused her awake, and she yawned, finding it in her pocket and squinting at the screen. It was just after seven o'clock in the morning and she sighed, rubbing at her tired eyes.

Aaron had sent her a message, a few actually, and she responded to let him know she was okay and that she stayed the night at Kylan's. To his credit. he managed not to insinuate a single thing when she told him she spent the night.

was gone.

She glanced at the bed next to her and found that Kylan wasn't there anymore. Has side had been made and the cup on his nightstand w She scrambled to her feet so quickly, it made her head spin.

"Kylan?" he asked aloud, checking the bedroom bathroom, and not finding him.

smell of French toast and bacon filled her nose the closer she got to the

looked like he had showered and shaved too. and she wondered how long he had actually been awake. He was wearing a light blue button-down shirt and the

his posture wasn't hunched over like it had been yesterday. He looked completely in his element, and for another second, she simply watched him as he stirred a mixture in a metal bowl. "You know it's rude to stare. Katrina Kylan spoke without turning

out the window over the sink and smiling wider when she realized i I was snowing softly.

sorry. You just look good like that, Kylan, Happy" She stopped near him, facing him, and folding her arms over her

in response. "Were you able to sleep?" he asked

about you? You didn't have any, uh, nightmares." She wasn't certain if she should point something like that out to him, but he did seem more like

truthfully." Kylan dipped a few pieces of bread in the mixture within the metal bowl and then carefully transferred them to a skillet on the stove, not spilling a single drop along the way. "Perhaps it has something to do with the company I kept before I fell asleep" He didn't look at her as he spoke, but her heart

not, but if you insist, I suppose I can't stop you." He flipped the pieces of bread over on the stove with

The grey of his eyes

really, how her breath caught in

that will likely fit you well enough. You're welcome to go take a shower while I finish breakfast." He paused a moment and took a noticeable breath. "After we cat, I would like to... Talk to you, if that would be alright. After last night, and every night before last night, I owe you that

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you, I won't be long" She chose to keep her

glanced at the hands in question, relieved to see that they

me and go shower." He gently nudged her

of her eyes.

Kylan's soaps and enjoying the steady stream of hot water above her, before she finally

it her well enough, both only a bit baggy on her. She borrowed Kylan's comb and then brushed her teeth with the spare toothbrush she

together, she returned to Kylan, who was sitting at the counter in front of a plate of food. He looked up as she entered and gestured to the stool next to

listened, shifting onto the seat, and eagerly cutting into the French toast Kylan had placed on a plate for her too. It was undeniably delicious, and she practically

was being completely honest, taking a sip of the orange juice Kylan had poured

Kylan's mouth, and she

like seeing

a bite of bacon next. It was

cating his food in silence instead. She didn't push him. She knew that whatever they talked about, he would be setting the pace

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