Chapter 152: Let Me Hold You

If a man wants to hold you at night, don’t be an idiot, let him. – Evie

Knuckles led them to his room where he unlocked the door and guided her in. Nessie continued to hold onto him as he closed and locked the door. Without turning on the lights, he walked them to the bed.

He stepped out of his boots just before he shifted her and sat on the edge of the bed with her on his lap. Her canvas slip on shoes joined his boots and he rolled them over to lay on the bed.

Pulling her into his arms, he spooned up against her, holding her to him. Resting her head on his upper arm and her hands clinging to his forearms.

“Knuckles…”

“Shhhh…. Just let me hold you for a while.” He whispered in her ear.

Nessie did just that. She lay in the protective warmth of his arms. Slowly she relaxed and her breathing evened out. Knuckles knew when she slipped into sleep. He himself continued to lay in the dark with her until he also fell asleep.

At some point, they shifted in their sleep. He was laying on his b