Chapter 58. Whirlwind of Emotions (1)

Vanessa's POV

He smelt of cigarettes. Sounded like the “something important” was smoking. My lungs were a bit relieved that he was considerate enough to do it outside.

He paused in the doorway, expression unreadable, staring with lazy eyes, and in a nonchalant voice said, “What are you doing?”

“Sleeping,” I said, fluffing a pillow.

He let out a dry laugh. “Get up.”

“I’m fine here.”

His voice sharpened. “You're not allowed to do that here. We're sharing the bed, and that's final.”

He did look serious. I swallowed. There was no room for argument. Slowly, I stood.

I climbed into the bed, keeping as much distance as humanly possible from the other side. He disappeared into the bathroom. The sound of the running shower lasted minutes before the door clicked open again.

I couldn't help myself. My eyes flickered over to him, despite my best intentions to look anywhere else. And there he was—standing shirtless, with a to