One year, one love by Aurora Miller

Chapter 54

Chapter 54

The morning sunlight slowly spread across the room. Doris slowly opened her drowsy eyes and saw a handsome face just inches away.

She was nestled comfortably in Lewis’s arms, her hands tightly wrapped around his lean waist. Startled, she quickly withdrew her hands and scrambled out of Lewis’s embrace.

“Why… why are you in my bed?” Doris stammered in shock.

While she was flustered, Lewis appeared unusually calm. “Take a good look at whose room this is,” he said.

Doris glanced around carefully, realizing with a start that she was indeed in Lewis’s bedroom. Feeling guilty, she mumbled, “How… how did I end up in your bed? I was on the couch, wasn’t I?”

The last thing she remembered was watching TV in the living room and gradually feeling drowsy. She knew she must have fallen asleep there, but she had no idea how she ended up waking in Lewis’s bed.

“Maybe you were sleepwalking,” Lewis replied nonchalantly, now fully awake as he lazily sat up.

“Sleepwalking?” Doris frowned. “I’ve never sleepwalked before.”

“Just because you didn’t use to sleepwalk doesn’t mean you don’t now,” Lewis reasoned seriously. “The fatigue from handling your part–time job lately might have caused you to start sleepwalking.”

Doris was skeptical yet didn’t know how to refute it. She glanced at Lewis cautiously.

His soft hair fell messily over his forehead, giving him an air of relaxed sensuality. Without his usual sharpness, he seemed approachable for once.

His deep eyes, smooth skin, and thin lips were stunning, and Doris couldn’t help but be captivated.

While she was lost in thought, Lewis got out of bed. Watching his broad back, she asked, her face flushing red, “I… I didn’t do anything, did I?”

Lewis turned around with a faint smirk. “What could you possibly do? Take advantage of me?”

“That… that’s nonsense!” Doris’s face turned bright red as she stammered. “You’re a man, and I’m a woman. Obviously, I’m the one at a disadvantage here!”

Her flustered and bashful reaction was so adorable that Lewis couldn’t resist teasing her further. “You were the one clinging to me just now, weren’t you?” he asked.

didn’t know

her. “Doris, you slept with me, and now you’re trying to play

by step until her back pressed against the wardrobe. “I didn’t do anything to you!” she protested, a mix of innocence and

you remember?” Lewis leaned in, one hand braced against the wardrobe behind her.

dangerously close, as if

mouth with her hand, blocking his approach.

Their

tension was palpable. To Doris’s horror, she felt the light brush

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mind went completely blank. The spot where he

shouldn’t have

head, and his magnetic, seductive voice sounded beside her ear. “The couch? Are you trying to make sure your sister catches us sleeping

up a little? I can’t breathe,” she pleaded pitifully, not even daring to take a

Doris a taste of her

you’ve got,”

night’s sleep. He hadn’t managed to fall into a proper slumber until the second half of the night,

it was late enough and finally backed off. After all, he’d accomplished his goal of teaching

freshen up. As soon as he moved away, Doris’s taut nerves relaxed, and her legs gave out. She grabbed onto the wardrobe for

come back to life. Without wasting another second, she darted out of

living room, where she heard Laura calling out, “Doris, breakfast is

“Laura, this isn’t the Webb family home. You can sleep in; you don’t have to go out

imposing on you two. Besides, I’m used to cooking breakfast. If I don’t,

wash up

Lewis and Doris came to

couldn’t help but marvel again–Lewis looked incredible in a simple white shirt and black dress pants. Crisp

eggs, crispy bacon, buttered toast, and a bowl of fresh fruit to round out

threw together a few things. I hope it

crispy bacon. Laura, you’re the best,” Doris–exclaimed, practically drooling as

the buttered toast into small pieces, pairing them with crispy bacon for a perfect balance of flavors.

crunch and savory richness of the bacon filled her mouth, creating a combination