With the decision made to stay the night at Noah's family home, tension hung thick in the air as Noah and Alison awkwardly stood inside his room. Despite the single bed and the lack of a couch, Noah insisted that he could sleep on the floor, but Alison could see the discomfort etched on his face.
"Are you sure, Noah?" Alison asked, concern lacing her voice. "It's your room. You shouldn't have to sleep on the bare floor. Plus, it's freezing in here."
Noah hesitated, his pride warring with his practicality. "I'll be fine, really," he insisted, though the thought of waking up with a stiff back the next day didn't exactly fill him with enthusiasm.
Alison shook her head, a determined glint in her eye. "No, Noah. I won't hear of it. We can share the bed. It's a king-size, so there's plenty of
