“Power nap time!” I kick my clothes off before picking up my head to look at him. “Come on.”
He blinks, shocked, or trying to process. Which makes me grin. “What are you doing?”
“You told me no outside clothes in the bed. This is me listening to you.” I act like I’m sticking a sticker to my chest. “One gold star for me.”
“Fuck you. I didn’t mean get naked.” He looks at the ceiling.
“Do I disgust you!?” I huff and roll over. “And I’m not naked. I’m in boxers.”
“Ones that barely cover your dick,” he mutters, taking shorts into the bathroom.
“You change in front of me every day in the locker room!” I call after him, not sure what’s brought on this sudden modesty.
He’s holding out his middle finger when he comes out. “Scoot over.”
“I can’t. I’ll fall out of the bed.”
“You have like two feet.”
“You know how I feel about edges.” I barely get the words out with a straight face.
“You’re fucking impossible.” I lift my shoulders, then pat the space next to me. “Come on, Angel baby, you’ll fit.”
He lets out a breath and gingerly climbs in next to me. He can’t help but touch me at least a little. I rub my pinky against his shoulder, earning a smile.
“I thought we were napping,” he says softly.
“Does that mean I can’t touch you?” I reply sarcastically since we used to bro cuddle all the time.
“Just making sure.”
We must have fallen asleep, because we’re awoken by the door being thrown open.
TWENTY-TWO
ARCHANGEL
“What the fuck?” Steph shrieks.
I groan and press my face into the pillow. Sleep fog clouding my brain, and I cannot focus on my sister.
“What do you want?” Wolfe says in his ‘I’m still asleep and about to kill you’ voice.
“It’s past dinnertime. Mom thinks you’re having sex.”
I lift my head to find her shielding her eyes. “Fuck off. We fell asleep.”
“So you claim.”
I shove out of bed even though I don’t want to. “I have shorts on. We’ll be down in a minute. Get out.”
“You could have been on your way to having sex.”
“We had an hour. I can assure you we don’t need that long.”
“Hey!” Wolfe interjects. “Sometimes I like to take an hour…but I’m not leaving my clothes on that long.” He gets out of bed to stand in front of Steph. “Get out so I can change.”
“I’ve already seen it.”
