Me: Did I mention you were dead to me?
Tanner: Yes. You did. But I’m still laughing my ass off. Stay warm. I’m sure you can think of a few ways to do that.
Me: Fuck you, Tanner.
I turned off my phone and dropped it onto the coffee table. Kaylee walked into the living room, and it was then I realized she had changed into sweatpants and a sweatshirt. I knew it must have hurt like a bitch for her to change on her own. I couldn’t help but wonder if she would rather suffer and do it alone than ask me for help. The idea hurt more than I wanted to admit. She was holding the ice pack.
“This sofa actually pulls out into a bed. I mean, we could put the sofa pillows down the middle, to keep to our own sides.”
“Don’t worry about it. I’ll sleep on the floor in front of the fire so I can keep it going all night. If you want the bed pulled out, I can do that for you, though.”
She shook her head. “No, the couch itself is more comfortable. I put the soup into a container and in the refrigerator.”
“I was going to do that. You didn’t hurt yourself doing all that walking, did you?”
“No, it’s fine. I needed something to do so I wouldn’t feel completely helpless.”
I nodded and then walked over to the fire, moving the logs around and adding another one.
“I was thinking we could watch a movie, then remembered that wasn’t possible.”
“Definitely need power for that.”
Her cheeks turned a slight pink, or maybe it was from the chill in the air. “Ty, I . . . I just wanted to say thank you for helping me.”
Standing, I turned to her. She was making her way over to the sofa. I quickly followed and helped her sit. She was able to get the ice pack situated as she lay down, which sort of disappointed me. That meant I couldn’t touch her, and touching her was one of my new favorite things to do.
“Let me get the pillow under your legs,” I said.
“I brought down another pillow and some extra blankets. They’re on the bench by the stairs.”
Facing the bench, I saw the blankets. “I’ll grab you another one.”
I walked over and picked up the three blankets. Dropping two on the floor, I took the other one and draped it over Kaylee.
“Thank you,” she whispered, her eyes looking at me as if she was trying to tell me something but didn’t know how.
I turned away from her and dropped the one pillow on the floor, then lay down, pulling both blankets over me.
It was going to be a long fucking night.
Chapter Ten
KAYLEE
I had no idea what time it was. All I knew was that I’d woken up and I was freezing. The more I shivered, the worse the pain became in my tailbone. Ty was sleeping on the floor, and the fire was slowly burning out.
I thought about getting up to put more wood on, but at that very moment, Ty stirred and quickly stood. He grabbed the poker and moved the wood around, causing a big flame to shoot up. He placed three more pieces of wood into the fire and then turned. I was positive my teeth were chattering.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean for it to get that low.”
“S’okay,” I managed to get out.
Ty reached down and grabbed another blanket and walked over to me.
With a shake of my head, I said, “N-no. I just need it to warm up a bit and . . . and . . . I’ll be fine.”
He frowned. “Jesus, Kaylee, your lips are practically blue. Do you have any quilts?”
I nodded and pointed upstairs. Ty moved quickly up the steps and soon reappeared with the quilt from my bed and one from the other bedroom upstairs. When he draped one over me, I pulled it over my head.
“Do you need me to warm you up?”
Every inch of me stopped moving. I think even my heart paused for a moment.
Say no. Say no. Say no. Say no, for Pete’s sake, Kaylee!
When I didn’t answer, I felt the quilt and covers move down. “Can you move forward and get on your side? I’ll slip in behind you.”
I was so cold, I couldn’t even argue with him. The idea of any kind of heat was something I cared more about at the moment. I carefully moved, placing a pillow between my legs as I turned to my side.
Ty placed the now-warm ice pack on the coffee table and carefully climbed over my body and slipped down onto the sofa. He wrapped his arm around me, bringing my body flush against his.
My heart raced in my chest and my teeth chattered, but I wasn’t so sure it was from the cold anymore, because my body instantly heated at his touch. At the feel of him against me. His dick was pressed into my ass, and I could feel it better than I should have thanks to his going commando.