I Never Thought

Chapter 23

Chase's POV

"This is my favorite movie," Chris told us as he leaned back into the couch with his arms behind his head.

We were all sitting in the living room watching Mission Impossible. It was guys against girls to decide the movie. Richard, Chris and I won the rock, paper, scissors game against Chloe and Julia so we got to choose. Against the ladies' wishes, we agreed on this movie.

Julia and Richard were sitting on the love seat, Christian and I on the couch and Chloe laid on the floor with a blanket wrapped around her. It wasn't that there wasn't any space for her on the couches, but she just wanted to lay on the floor because it was 'comfy'.

At the end of the movie, it was after ten.

"Are you going out again?" I asked Chris while stretching my back.

"No, but I am exhausted. I'm going to get some rest for the boat trip tomorrow," he told me as we walked up the stairs. I glanced behind me at Chloe who was wearing the blanket around her in a way that made her look mummified. She was sipping from a glass of water.

"Okay," I patted him on the back before he walked into his room. "See you tomorrow."

I turned to Chloe as she walked up the stairs.

"Are you warm enough now?" I asked her. She had been cold since we got back in from our walk earlier, the A/C only made it worse.

"Yeah I am. The hot shower I took really helped."

"Good." She was at my side now and we walked down the hall together.

"Are you going to bed now?" She asked.

"Maybe not, I'm probably going to just hang out in my room until I fall asleep."

"Oh."

"What about you?" I asked and she shrugged.

"I found a scented candle in my room earlier so I'm just going to light that and read a book."

"Okay."

"Good night then I guess."

"Good night," she smiled.

I brushed my teeth and pulled my shirt off, leaving myself in just shorts. I laid in bed and my mind drifted off to Chloe. She looked so fucking sexy in my shirt today. Her nipples were so hard that I could still see them even though she was wearing two shirts. The way her head laid on my chest made me fantasize about what it would be like to lay in bed with her. I wished we could sleep together, not as in sex but to just lay next to each other, her head on my chest and my arms around her. I couldn't even begin to imagine how amazing that would feel.

I drifted off not long after my head hit the pillow. Two knocks on my door woke me up. I checked the time with a groan and saw that it was a bit after midnight. Who would be knocking at my door at midnight? What if it was an emergency?

I walked to the door and opened it to find Chloe standing in the doorway with a lit candle in her hands.

What the hell?

"Are you okay?" I asked, my voice came out raspier than I expected.

"I couldn't fall asleep," she told me. "Can I come in?"

"Of course." I moved out the way so that she could walk in. "What's with the candle?"

"Nothing," she flashed me a half smile before placing it on the dresser. It smelled like lavender.

She was wearing a tank top and short shorts. Really short shorts. My eyes lingered on her ass when she turned to move the fake flowers away from the candle. It was so round and defined, so perfect.