Chapter 9: Bedmates
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As soon as I saw Edrick sleeping on the other side of my bed, I immediately averted my gaze down at myself to make sure that I was still dressed.

I was still fully clothed… And this time, I knew for a fact that I hadn’t h***ked up with him. I was completely sober when I went to bed, so I would’ve remembered.

So, why was Edrick in my bed?

While I was still processing what was going on, Edrick’s eyes suddenly opened and he stared right at me. I yelped and jumped out of the bed, running to the other side of the room.

“What are you doing in here?” I asked, my voice shaking.

Edrick slowly sat up and looked around, looking equally as confused as I was. “I have no idea,” he said, looking down at himself in the same manner I did; no doubt to also check to make sure he was fully clothed. “I was really drunk last night. I guess I confused your room with mine.”

on the other side of the penthouse,” I growled. “And it’s an entirely different layout. You weren’t so drunk

bed. “I’m sorry,” he said, standing and splaying out his hands with his

faded and his

incredulously. I was appalled that he would have me sign a contract stating I wouldn’t get romantically involved with him, only for him

frowning as he stared down at the floor. “I was awake for quite a while after you went

the fuss you made with the contract and making me promise not to get romantically involved, you got sentimental over our one night stand and climbed into my bed while I

like that. There’s just something about you that helps me sleep. I remember when we slept together in the hotel, I slept like a baby that night for the first time in years. I don’t know what

side, partially frustrated by Edrick’s back and forth attitude and partially intrigued by it. If he wanted to become involved with me so badly, why didn’t he just say so without beating around

“Unless what?”

pay you to sleep with me.

scoffed, folding my arms across my chest. “Wouldn’t that go against the contract that was so important to you?” I asked. “What, are you trying to make me break

you seem to be the cure for my insomnia. We can write up a supplemental agreement — in exchange for a salary increase, we’ll share a bed. Just until I can get back into a normal

in my mind of the drawer full of pills in the kitchen, followed by the image of Edrick drunkenly swaying in the living room

promise not to

promise,” Edrick said. “I’m only thinking about what’s best for my daughter. Who, by the way, can never know

this, but a salary increase for simply sleeping next to someone was tempting. I could just see it as a way to pay off

with a pensive nod. “I’ll

Ella didn’t seem to notice that my mind was wandering a bit as I helped her get ready for the day and attend

a subsequent argument. I couldn’t deny the feelings that arose in

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