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Chapter 52

Emma's POV

I grabbed my pajamas—a plain tank top and shorts—and clutched them to my chest as if they could shield me from the intensity of his gaze. "I'm going to change," I said quickly, heading for the bathroom.

"Take your time," Ryan called after me, his voice laced with amusement. "I'll just be here... waiting."

I could practically hear the smirk in his voice, and I had to resist the urge to slam the bathroom door behind me. Once inside, I took a deep breath, staring at my reflection in the mirror. My face was flushed, my eyes wide with a mix of anxiety and something else I wasn't ready to name. This was ridiculous. He was just a man. A man who had agreed to help me out of a tight spot, nothing more.

But as I stripped out of my clothes and pulled on my pajamas, I couldn't shake the feeling that there was more to this than just a simple arrangement. The way he had held me earlier, when I broke down in front of him, the way he had wiped my tears away so gently... it had felt too re
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