I was hot, sweating actually. Peeling my eyes open I jumped when I realised I was no longer in my bedroom. His grip around my waist tightened as he pulled me closer.

"Go back to sleep princess it's late".

It was?

The last thing I remember was the talk with my gran and then being in my room. How did I end up at Jake's and in his bed?

"What happened?". I whispered.

"Nothing happened baby. You fell asleep so I brought you to mine".

"You carried me?". How did I not wake up? Or at least feel him move me?

"I did". He lifted his head from the pillow and even though it was dark I could see the hint of his smirk.

"What time is it?". I asked.

"Almost 1".

I had been sleeping for hours.

He lay his head back down and slipped his arm over and around my waist. "Go back to sleep. I'll wake you for school in the morning".

So I did. My full body relaxed against him as I drifted back to sleep.

...

He wasn't beside me when I woke up. His side of the bed already cold. Glancing at the clock on his bedside table a sigh fell from my lips. 4am was staring back at me. Why wasn't he in bed?

at what I was wearing. One of his T-shirts.

He had stripped me?

I opened his door stopping at the top of the stairs when I heard the

"She here?".

Carter?

she's

Jake he was only asking". Alanna was

wants to move out as soon as she

about gran? Something

she's wrong. Leah isn't

wasn't ready

grit my teeth when

Shit.

home and not one

back to his bedroom, got back in the bed and

...

again he was wrapped around me like a vine. Catching sight of the time

His grip around

turned half 7 but I liked to be prepared

rolled over onto his side. "I'll take

can drive". I

"Not today princess".

him dropping me off. What I wanted to know was what they were talking about this morning. "Okay". I pushed the covers off and got out of bed. "I'm going

the bag by the

stay in the shower for long. I didn't wash my hair either knowing he wouldn't have a hair dryer. The knock on the door caused me to jump and

"Coffee babe".

I took the cup from

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