Page 55 of Protected Promise
“Me too,” I admitted.
We settled on A Knight’s Tale. It was an old one but a great one. We both knew it almost word for word and it turned out to be really fun. Plus, it seemed appropriate, because lately, Landon felt a lot like my knight in shining armor.
“We should get some sleep. I’d like to leave early in the morning.”
I groaned.
He rolled his eyes. “You don’t have to do anything but get your gorgeous butt to the car, and if that’s too much, I don’t mind carrying you.”
*****
I vaguely remembered being dragged from bed and into the car. When I did finally awake, we were already on the road. I was buckled in with a pillow against the door and tucked in with a warm blanket. The sun was high in the sky. I squinted against the light.
“Where are we?” I asked.
“About two hours outside Seattle. You’ve been asleep all day.”
“I’m so sorry. I guess I needed it. I never sleep like this, especially in a car. Do you need me to take over driving?”
“No, I’m good. I stopped about an hour ago to fill up with gas and grabbed a coffee. I’m good for a while.”
He reached over and took my hand. “Are you up for a while, or going back to sleep this time?”
“I don’t remember waking up before,” I mumbled.
“I’m not surprised. This is the most coherent you’ve been all day.”
“I’m so sorry.”
“There’s nothing to be sorry about.”
I still felt bad for abandoning him all day while I slept.
“So what’s the plan for tonight?” I asked.
“Jackson is staying at Owen Wilcott’s place and they’ve invited us to join them for the night.”
“Us as in they know I’m coming?”
“I mean that’s a given, right?”
“Have you even told Tobi yet?” I knew she knew we were true mates, but the whole bonding thing had come on pretty quickly.
“She knows we’re mates. Why wouldn’t you be with me?”
I groaned. “You have to tell her.”
“It’s not a big deal.”
“She’s your best friend. You really want her finding out that we sealed our bond by showing up at some strangers house like this?”
“Would you be more comfortable in a hotel?”
“I don’t care where we stay, I care about not blindsiding Tobi.”
“She’s not going to be surprised.”
I groaned. I had a bad feeling about this.
