AMELIA
After a quick trip to his room to brush his teeth and change for the night, Erik returned to mine, wearing a pair of dark sweatpants and a black T-shirt. Without a word, he slipped under the heavy duvet of my bed and wrapped his arms around my waist, drawing me against his chest and pressing a kiss to my forehead.
"If at any point you feel uncomfortable, or don't want to do this anymore, just tell me, okay?" he murmured.
I swallowed, suddenly nervous. "I think you misunderstood," I said. "I don't ..."
"I wasn't talking about s*x - I know that's not why you asked me to stay" Erik nodded, moving a strand of hair from my face. "I'm telling you that I would understand, given what happened to you, if you felt uncomfortable with a man in your bed."
Something warm diffused in my che
