Before bed, even though they were under the same roof, the two of them still sent each other goodnight messages through Messenger.Adora stared at the simple "Good night" on her phone screen, imagining the man just across the hall in the guest room. The feeling that stirred in her chest was hard to
Louis chuckled, eyes gleaming."So, am I staying or not?" he asked, deliberately tossing the question back to her, as if handing her the reins.Adora shot him a glare.He grinned like the devil himself. "Didn’t you say I should respect your decisions? I’m doing just that. If you tell me to go, I’ll
Louis had barely cracked the door open, one foot still inside, when her voice called out behind him. He turned around to see Adora standing there, wide-eyed, visibly tense.He blinked, puzzled.Wasn’t she the one threatening to throw him out not ten minutes ago?And now, she looked almost like she
Louis glanced up at the clock on the wall. It was ten o’clock."I was just watching the news. It looks like several major roads are flooded and completely shut down, so…" He trailed off deliberately, eyes sliding over to Adora.When she met his gaze and realized exactly what he was implying, he fin
Adora was speechless. "She was joking.""I wasn’t."The room quieted.Adora had eaten just enough to feel comfortably full when a memory from that morning suddenly surfaced. She glanced at Louis a few times, hesitating.He noticed immediately. "What is it? You look like you want to say something."
Adora, usually sharp-tongued and unshakably composed, found her brain short-circuiting. She could barely form a sentence.Louis let go of her a little, but stayed on his side facing her, propped up on one elbow with a teasing smile playing on his lips."Relax, I didn’t do anything. You kept mumblin