After turning off the lights in the bedroom, he walked over to the bed and lay down next to me. What I did notice was that, even though I had purposely left some space between us, the i***t lay down ridiculously close to me—so close that our arms were brushing against each other.
I decided to ignore it and tried falling asleep, but it was impossible. My thoughts wouldn’t stop spinning, and I couldn’t stop thinking about what Cassie had said during the hockey game.
“Are you asleep yet?” Easton asked quietly.
“No. I can’t sleep.”
“Isn’t it uncomfortable sleeping in that tight uniform?”
“A little.”
“Take it off.”
“Are you stupid?”
“I can lend you one of my shirts if you want.”
“Oh… would you?” He nodded. “I’d really appreciate that.”
Easton got out of bed and, without turning the li
