Beneath The Surface, chapter 31 teaser

 

 Bella lifted her head in the direction of Edward’s voice and found him standing in his doorway in just a pair of basketball shorts. He’d had first shower tonight and she could tell from the way the light shined on his wild hair that it was still damp.

“Everything okay?” he asked. It seemed that her silence was concerning him; if he knew her lack of verbal skills was a result of his shirtless state, he’d be impossible to be around.

She gave herself a shake and told him, “I’m okay. Are you okay?”

“I’m great. Why wouldn’t I be?”

“You’re in your room. You’re usually in mine.”

“Yeah,” he agreed, running his hand through his wet hair. “I was thinking …”

She walked toward him; she didn’t like being so far away and unable to see his eyes while they talked. “Thinking or overthinking?” she asked with a grin.

He waited until he had his arms around her to answer. “I was thinking you might like to stay in my room tonight. Have some room to stretch out instead of being scrunched into your bed.”

“I like being scrunched in with you.”

“I like it too but sometimes a little space is nice. More room. Extra pillows.” His touch was feather-light as he traced the dark skin beneath her eye. “And maybe a longer stretch of sleep.”

She grinned at her own naivety—of course he would notice.

He skimmed his nose along the column of her neck and then pressed a kiss to the underside of her jaw. “So what do you think? Want to spend the night in my room?”