Chapter 0447

"I know," I murmur, remembering the stressful meeting. "But I'm glad you're here. And I'm glad that you and Luca...worked things out, or whatever."

"We couldn't keep going the way things were," Jackson says, shaking his head at me sadly. "Our little timeshare will solve a lot."

"Timeshare?" I ask, confused, frowning.

"Oh, he didn't tell you?" Jackson asks, glancing towards the door as if Luca will still be there.

I shake my head no, wanting more information. Jackson nods and puts me down on my feet, clearly implying that it will take a minute to fill me in and he might as well put me down while he does it. "Okay, goodnight, Jacks!" Jesse says, waving to him and heading for the bathroom.

"Yeah, goodnight!" Rafe calls from the side of the room where his bed is, where he tugs off his shirt, ready to change into his pajamas himself. "We'll see you in the morning, man!"

"Yup, you sleep well too, Rafe!" Jackson calls over to him.

a tired little sigh and grips

open and Jesse stops in his tracks, almost stumbling over his feet as he reaches for the

staring at Jackson for a long

asks, turning towards Jesse with

Jesse asks, gesturing towards Jackson's half-naked

Jackson says, looking down at himself with a frown. "Well, this is

to spread over my face as

the room as he slowly walks over to us. "No, no," he says softly, like he's trying very hard to come up with an explanation for this that is not the obvious one. "I need answers too. Why, again, are you...preparing for bed in our room?" "Oh," Jackson says, turning to look between my brother and my cousin. "Because I sleep here now." Jackson casts a hand out towards my bed in the nook as I press my hands together behind my back and work very hard to

into appalled laugher as Rafe just gapes at Jackson. But

"I love you, man, but you do not sleep here now." "Yes, I do," Jackson

says, striding over, vehemently

anywhere but this room, but...I guess we can go downstairs to mine - the bed's smaller, but we'll manage -" "WHAT is happening!?" Rafe shouts, casting his hands out, a little panicked now. "Nothing has changed!

that's changed now. I sleep where Ariel sleeps," he says, pointing at me like this is the great clarification

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