*Mature Content* Aspen POV I thought he was joking, but he wasn't. Holden leaves me in the bathroom to get "properly" ready for bed. What the f**k does that even mean? Nonetheless, I blowdry out my hair until it's nice and soft. When I let out of the bathroom, Holden is on the phone with someone, but he's at least wearing sweats. "We'll talk more about it tomorrow." Holden says to whoever is on the side of that phone call as he diverts his whole attention in my direction, especially since I am wearing nothing but a silk black robe. "Who was it?" I ask curiously, hoping that the joke is an actual joke, but he's far too serious right now for me to believe that to be true. "Word travels fast. Petrov's allies in Germany also want to come over and test out the simulation you built." I sh

