Chapter Twenty-One - A close call.

Paxton

I wake, and the second I do, I panic because I notice Kenna is still in my bed. Fuck! We didn’t mean to fall asleep. We went to round three and then said we would take a little time to catch our breaths and pull it together before she went to her bed. It was not the plan to fall asleep! I search for my cell frantically, needing to know the time. I found it and saw it at six-thirty, which means Carter will be up soon. He probably won’t come into any of the rooms, but it is still too risky for Kenna to be in my bed. I hated it, but I knew I needed to wake her.

I shake her, and she groans. I do it again, “Kenna, we fell asleep. You need to wake up.”

“Sleeping, leave me alone.” She groans.

I sigh, “Kenna, you need to get up right now and go to your room. Carter will be up in like half an hour.”

Those words were enough to make her jump up in a panic, “Shit. I am so sorry. I didn’t mean to fall asleep.”

“I know, neither did. I am sorry I had to wake you.” I sigh.

I feel terrible for sending her away, but I don’t have a choice. She jumps out of my bed, searching for her pjs and quickly finding and pulling them on.

“I will see you later.” She says.

“Kiss.” I pout.

She snickers and rolls her eyes playfully at me. She reached down and pecks my lips before she rushed out of my room to hers. I relax when I hear her bedroom door close. We are safe this time. I lie down and take a few deep breaths. My heart and pulse were racing because of nerves. It was a close one. We really need to be more careful. I place my hands behind my head and smile to myself. The sex with Kenna was incredible. The heat and passion are intense between us.

She still has a lot to learn, though, but I will happily teach her. I know the guys she has been with before me must not have been very experimental or that good at sex, especially when she said she didn’t know sex could be so good. If she sticks with me, she will have great sex all the time. I just need to make sure I watch what her limits are. I don’t want to push, not too soon. I love sex, and I am very experimental. I am up for anything. I have tried a lot of things, which I am sure, if Kenna knew about it, would either make her blush or scare her off. I don’t expect her to enjoy all the same things I do, but hopefully, she is willing to try new things. It will be good for her and fun. Good sex can make life so much better.

I smirk at the thought. I just hope Kenna doesn’t get too disappointed when it comes to sleeping with other men once the summer is over, especially if they are like her exes.

I still needed some sleep, but I am waiting until I hear Carter leave, and when he does, I will go to Kenna’s room and sleep with her for a few hours. If she isn’t up before then, since she likes to get up early. It is the least I can do since I either need to leave her or send her out of my room any time after we are together. It really makes me feel bad. She deserves better, but while we are under Carter’s roof, we don’t have much of a choice.

Maybe it is best I go downstairs and make sure he leaves before I go to Kenna’s room. I pull my ass out of bed and put some joggers on, heading down. I find Carter in the kitchen making breakfast.

“Morning, buddy.” I greet him with a smile.

“Morning. What are you doing up?” he asks.

I shrug, “I couldn’t get back to sleep. Busy day ahead?”

He nods, “Yes, I won’t be home until about nine tonight. Please make sure McKenna eats something.” He says.

“I will. Promise.”

I won’t tell Kenna he told me to make sure because she will get annoyed if I do.

“What are you going to do? Isn’t it time you get out of the house for a bit?” he asks softly.

“I am not sure. I may go out for coffee or something, but I will see how I feel. I still worry someone will see me, and everyone will find out where I am.” I sigh.

“I get that. McKenna is off today; why don’t you two take a driver somewhere? Find somewhere private, away from everyone else and have lunch or something. You will go insane if you continue to stay in.”

“Maybe…” I smile.

I am not sure I want to risk Kenna being seen with me because if she does, then that’s how rumours start, and I don’t want her to become another damn victim of the media and their lies. They can come at me all they want. I am used to it, but Kenna will not be able to handle it because it is a lot.

“Do you want some eggs?” he asks.

“No. I will have a coffee, though.”

I pour one for him and only a small one for myself because if I take my usual amount, there is no chance I will get back to sleep.

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Carter finally leaves at seven forty-five. There is no sign of Kenna; she must still be asleep. I watch for Carter to drive off before I make my way back upstairs to Kenna’s room. She wakes when I enter her room.

“Paxton, what are you doing in here?” she asks tiredly.

“Carter is away to work. Can I slip in and get some more sleep?”

She nods, lifting the covers. I smile and climb in next to her.

“I need a couple of more hours since we didn’t get to sleep until after four.” She laughs.

“Me too. It was worth it, though.” I smirk.

Kenna smirks back, “Yes, it was.”

We settle down in bed. I slip my arm around her, pulling her close to me. I use the closeness to my advantage and press my lips to her in a gentle kiss. I don’t want to get her all fired up again, not until at least we have gotten some more sleep. She smiles into the kiss.

When we part, she rests her head on my chest. I wrap her in my arms, bringing the covers over us. It has been a while since I have slept with someone next to me, well, hugging someone. Sometimes, I have one-night stands, and we crash out, but there is usually a distance between us. I don’t mind snuggling up with Kenna because I don’t want her to feel like I am just going to fuck her and leave. I wouldn’t do that to her. She is someone who means something to me and has been in my life for years. I will treat her differently from how I treat other women because of those things.

“Sweet dreams, dimples. See you soon.” I say and kiss the top of her head.

“You too, handsome.” She coos and buries her face in my neck.

I am fine to sleep in this position. It doesn’t take long for her to fall back over, and I find myself drifting off not long after her. Hopefully, we won’t sleep too much of the day away since we have barely slept. I don’t want to waste it. Maybe we can find a way to get out of the house for a few hours without getting caught.