Tears stung my eyes at his words, and I stood on my toes, kissing his cheek. He wiped my tears away with his thumb and kissed my forehead. " Don't cry, Nalya. I don't like it when you do," We continued our walk, speaking lightly about the future. We later decided to go home. I was surprised we didn't go home. Instead, Rhaegar took me to his hotel. " Why are we here?" I asked. " Your friend isn't home, and I don't want you to be lonely there," he said. " I can watch a TV show. I enjoy being alone," I said. " You can watch your show. I can't stay with you because I need to do some work," " Fine," I mumbled. " Thank you," he smiled at me and kissed my temple. We entered his hotel suite. He guides me to the bedroom and gives me a comfortable shirt and socks to change into. " O