Micah ran a hand down his face before coming toward me and pulling me into a hug. “Sorry, darlin’. It’s interesting to see your space.”
“No need to apologize. You’re welcome to look around.” I wrapped my arms around his neck as he picked me up and walked me toward the bed. My feet hit the plush rug, and I smiled up at him.
Nathan patted the bed as he stretched out and kicked his shoes and pants off. “Come on. This bed issocomfy.”
I glanced at Calix as Micah got down to his boxers and got into bed. He had one of my photo albums and was thumbing through it. He was looking through the photos I had of Jay, Daisy, and me. Some of us together, some of just me and Jay, and some of just me and Daisy.
My heart dropped, and he glanced over with an unreadable expression. “Why’re you looking at those?”
“Why do you still have them if they caused you so much pain?” he asked in a whisper, setting it down with the album open to a few photos of Jay and me before everything sucked.
“It reminds me of the past.” I shrugged as he came and stood in front of me. “It doesn’t cause me pain to look at it. It just validates my feelings of why I was so hurt.”
“Your feelings are validated even without proof of the past, honey.” He reached up and unhooked his mask before going over and hanging it on a knob for jewelry on my nightstand. “I’m going to sleep next to you tonight, but I need to be on this side.”
My pulse raced, and I nodded wordlessly with my throat thick.
“Woah,” Nathan muttered, slipping into the middle. “Dibs on the other side of her!”
I quickly peeled off my clothes until I was just in my shirt and panties.
Micah chuckled before taking the side beside Nathan and pulling me down to kiss my lips. “Night, darlin’.”
“Night, Micah,” I murmured before a squeal tore out of me as Nathan grabbed me and hoisted me up over him and Micahbefore settling me between him and where Calix would sleep. “A little warning next time!”
“Shhhh. Good night, killer. Thanks for saving me again today.” Nathan nuzzled his nose into my neck as I faced Calix.
“Good night, Nathan.” I scooted my ass against his groin, making him groan as I made myself comfortable.
“Are you sure you’re okay, honey?” Calix crawled into bed before laying his head beside mine and staring into my eyes.
“I’m okay. Are you? I know sharing a bed isn’t something you want.”
“Shockingly, I’m okay. I want to sleep next to you, Tori.”
A smile spread on my lips before I let my eyes flutter close. “Night, Calix.”
“Good night,” he replied softly as I succumbed to sleep in my childhood bedroom with my three boyfriends.
“Tor, wake up,”Jay whispered through the room, and my eyelids fluttered open to see him standing over the bed with a flashlight with an indecipherable look. “It’s your watch.”
Nathan grabbed me tighter by the waist and stuck his face in my neck, and Calix moved the covers up around my chest as he stared at Jay through tired eyes.
“I got it,” Micah mumbled before getting up out of bed. “Go back to sleep.”
Jay’s gaze didn’t leave mine as he shrugged. “As long as someone has the watch. It’s been quiet so far, but it’s necessary considering what happened.”
“I’ll handle it.” He turned to Jay before gesturing for him to leave the room. “I’m letting her sleep a little longer.“
I wanted to get up and go with him, but I guessed my body was too exhausted because I fell back asleep snuggled between Calix and Nathan.
My eyes jerked open,and I peeled myself from between Nathan and Calix before crawling down the bed and planting my feet on the plush carpet.
Glancing back, they were both snoring, limbs stretched out as they slept. I smiled softly, my chest swelling at the sight of them in my room, in my bed, and I grabbed my fluffy nude robe before wrapping it around myself and leaving the room.
The cold floorboards were a stark contrast to the heated air that I was so grateful for as I made my way downstairs and into the kitchen where Micah stood with his back to me.
His arms were crossed, and his posture tensed with every passing second as he stared out of the window toward the barn.
