Dario waved his hand at me, “Of course,” but I could see the stress on his face.
“I’m going to try to go back to sleep,” I said.
He nodded, not looking me in the eye.
** ** **
Surprisingly, I did fall back asleep but was awake around 9:15. I got up and took a shower and when I came back into the bedroom just in a towel I froze because I noticed Dario was asleep on the couch here in this room. He was asleep in a t-shirt and track pants, the first time I’d seen him not in a suit. He was quite built, a lot like Azriel. I didn’t let my eyes linger on him for long, not wanting to look like a creep watching him while he slept. Clearly he took his job of protecting me seriously if he was sleeping here instead of one of the bazillion guest rooms.
I rushed into the closet to find some clothes
