Chapter 146: The Long Night

Clayton looked at her with confusion, struggling to make out her features in the darkness of the room. "Of course I want you," he replied, the confusion mounting by the second. "That's the problem. I'm trying to keep my shit together here so that you don't kick me out. Which is hard when you do the things you're doing," he explained with a small embarrassed chuckle. "I don't want you to keep your shit together," Camden replied, her vulnerability shining through. "Why did you think I asked you to stay with me tonight?" she asked, looking at him expectantly. "You had a bad dream. I assumed you didn't want to sleep alone." he replied as the realisation finally began to dawn on him. "But now I see that I completely misinterpreted the situation and have lost out on valuable minutes that I could have spent doing this," he replied before pressing his lips against hers passionately. He trailed his lips down the side of her neck causing her to moan loudly. "Sssshhh!" Clayton hushed her. "Matt w