“Can’t breathe under here,” Junie said. Her throat was scratchy from all the screaming and laughing. And Knox was partly sprawled on top of her. She tried to ignore how tempting he felt.
He rolled off the plush clamshell pillow and landed on the rug with a thud. “I am so sorry about Penny. Are you okay?”
“Besides being mortally embarrassed?” She raised a limp hand. “Maybe I do need help. I seem to be trapped.”
Knox rolled onto his side to face her but made no move to help. “I know what that feels like.”
Lifting her head, she narrowed her eyes at him. “If you mean trapped, as in living next to me, I want to remind you that I was here first. You’ll have to live with that. And I’m not leaving.” She let out a huff. Maileah was right.
Maileah was right.“Neither am I,” Knox said, staring at
