“You’re doing a great job with them.”
Dana pushed a strand of hair back. “Thank you, do you want to work on the book?” she asked, hoping for a diversion from
this uncomfortable moment. They kissed once on the Ferris wheel, but he made no move since then to do it again. It made her
feel self-conscious and nervous.
He smiled. “Sure, but I pick the music this time.”
She rolled her eyes playfully. He chuckled as they walked to her office.
********
He woke up stretched out on a couch. It took him a moment to figure out where he was. His eyes focused on the room and
he realized he was still in Dana’s office. She was asleep at her desk. He looked at his watch, two in the morning. Damn, he
meant to spend some time kissing her properly, but they got right to work and he started to doze off before he got the chance.
A small sound at the door caught his attention. Cole stood in the doorway with eyes half closed, doing what was
unquestioningly the pee pee dance. Edward rubbed his face and walked over to the little boy. He didn’t want to disturb Dana,
yet.
“Come on, buddy,” Edward said, taking Cole’s hand and led him into the bathroom. After tucking Cole into his Mickey
Mouse bed he checked on Elizabeth and pulled the covers over her.
He made his way back to the office and couldn’t help but smile at Dana. She looked so peaceful. He didn’t want to disturb
her, but he also didn’t want to leave her sleeping at the desk. He picked her up carefully in his arms and carried her towards
the only room he hadn’t seen yet, her bedroom.
Her room was exactly the way he thought it would be. Clean and organized with a large bed. There were no frills in this
room. It was a bedroom and that was it, clean and simple. The kind of room he liked. Too many of his ex-girlfriends had lacey
things everywhere, make-up spilling over the bureaus, dirty clothes everywhere. It was a huge turn off for him. Not that he had
a lot of girlfriends in the past. He was too guarded to date as often as his family would like him to.
He laid her gently on the bed and pulled a blanket over her. She instantly snuggled into it and rolled onto her side. “Mmm,
Edward,” she said sleepily.
Edward froze and stared at her. Did she just stay his name? He was surprised and intrigued. He wondered what else she
might say. He looked around for a chair and realized there were none. He made his way around the bed and carefully crawled
into bed with her. He lay on his side to watch her sleep.
His eyes wondered over her hair, her face and the shape of her body beneath the blanket. He reached over and moved a
lose strand of hair off her face, knowing she would hate that. She murmured something that he didn’t quite hear. He dared
himself to move closer to her until he was practically spooning her.
He felt sleep pull at him again. He fought it at first, but it was late and he was exhausted and in minutes he was falling
asleep. He closed his eyes, planning on leaving before she woke up. He nuzzled his face into her blonde hair and fell asleep
smelling vanilla.
********
Dana woke up feeling a strong arm holding her waist tightly. She felt something warm snuggled against her back and hot
breaths on her neck. It took her a moment to figure out what was going on. She looked around to see she was in her room. She
didn’t remember going to bed last night. Her last memory was dropping her head onto her arm at her desk.
“Edward?” she said. No movement. “Edward?” she said a little louder. She felt him wake up and freeze. He pulled away
from her and sat up.
She turned over and sat up as well. “Good morning,” he said sheepishly.
Dana sighed with relief when she realized they were both completely dressed. “What happened?” she asked as she ran her
fingers through her hair, hoping she didn’t have bed head.
“I moved you in here last night and I guess I fell asleep, too.”
“Thank you,” she mumbled, trying to
Dana pushed a strand of hair back. “Thank you, do you want to work on the book?” she asked, hoping for a diversion from
this uncomfortable moment. They kissed once on the Ferris wheel, but he made no move since then to do it again. It made her
feel self-conscious and nervous.
He smiled. “Sure, but I pick the music this time.”
She rolled her eyes playfully. He chuckled as they walked to her office.
********
He woke up stretched out on a couch. It took him a moment to figure out where he was. His eyes focused on the room and
he realized he was still in Dana’s office. She was asleep at her desk. He looked at his watch, two in the morning. Damn, he
meant to spend some time kissing her properly, but they got right to work and he started to doze off before he got the chance.
A small sound at the door caught his attention. Cole stood in the doorway with eyes half closed, doing what was
unquestioningly the pee pee dance. Edward rubbed his face and walked over to the little boy. He didn’t want to disturb Dana,
yet.
“Come on, buddy,” Edward said, taking Cole’s hand and led him into the bathroom. After tucking Cole into his Mickey
Mouse bed he checked on Elizabeth and pulled the covers over her.
He made his way back to the office and couldn’t help but smile at Dana. She looked so peaceful. He didn’t want to disturb
her, but he also didn’t want to leave her sleeping at the desk. He picked her up carefully in his arms and carried her towards
the only room he hadn’t seen yet, her bedroom.
Her room was exactly the way he thought it would be. Clean and organized with a large bed. There were no frills in this
room. It was a bedroom and that was it, clean and simple. The kind of room he liked. Too many of his ex-girlfriends had lacey
things everywhere, make-up spilling over the bureaus, dirty clothes everywhere. It was a huge turn off for him. Not that he had
a lot of girlfriends in the past. He was too guarded to date as often as his family would like him to.
He laid her gently on the bed and pulled a blanket over her. She instantly snuggled into it and rolled onto her side. “Mmm,
Edward,” she said sleepily.
Edward froze and stared at her. Did she just stay his name? He was surprised and intrigued. He wondered what else she
might say. He looked around for a chair and realized there were none. He made his way around the bed and carefully crawled
into bed with her. He lay on his side to watch her sleep.
His eyes wondered over her hair, her face and the shape of her body beneath the blanket. He reached over and moved a
lose strand of hair off her face, knowing she would hate that. She murmured something that he didn’t quite hear. He dared
himself to move closer to her until he was practically spooning her.
He felt sleep pull at him again. He fought it at first, but it was late and he was exhausted and in minutes he was falling
asleep. He closed his eyes, planning on leaving before she woke up. He nuzzled his face into her blonde hair and fell asleep
smelling vanilla.
********
Dana woke up feeling a strong arm holding her waist tightly. She felt something warm snuggled against her back and hot
breaths on her neck. It took her a moment to figure out what was going on. She looked around to see she was in her room. She
didn’t remember going to bed last night. Her last memory was dropping her head onto her arm at her desk.
“Edward?” she said. No movement. “Edward?” she said a little louder. She felt him wake up and freeze. He pulled away
from her and sat up.
She turned over and sat up as well. “Good morning,” he said sheepishly.
Dana sighed with relief when she realized they were both completely dressed. “What happened?” she asked as she ran her
fingers through her hair, hoping she didn’t have bed head.
“I moved you in here last night and I guess I fell asleep, too.”
“Thank you,” she mumbled, trying to
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