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

He had stripped me?

the top of the stairs when

"She here?".

Carter?

course she's here". Jake

he was only asking". Alanna was here

wants to move out

he talking about gran? Something wasn't adding up. What

well aware of Ellen's motives but she's wrong. Leah isn't

wasn't ready

slightly I grit my teeth when the

Shit.

and not one

back to his bedroom,

...

around me like a vine. Catching sight of the time I pushed on

babe". His grip around

just turned half 7 but I liked to be prepared and I wanted Starbucks before I

onto his side. "I'll

drive". I

"Not today princess".

about this morning. "Okay".

bag by the

my hair either knowing he wouldn't have a hair dryer. The knock on the door

"Coffee babe".

took the cup from him

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