Chapter 23
It was the middle of the night when Sean returned, pulled in, replaced Chip in their vivarium. His house was silent, and he was tipsy. He had a glass of water in the kitchen and went upstairs, blinking when he saw Dane stretched out on the bed, on top of the blankets. For a moment, Sean was half surprised to see him there—they spent most of their nights apart—then he noticed Dane hadn’t gotten undressed.
The bedside lamp on Dane’s side was on, the rest of the room dark. Sean went to his side and turned the lamp on, debating whether to wake Dane or let him sleep on as he undressed. Dane didn’t look comfortable, and he was sleeping on top of the blankets, but then he was practically on the edge of the bed and Sean could settle in easily enough. Sean could turn off the lamp for h
