#Chapter 11 - Rough Night

“I...I don’t,” I struggled to clear my throat. “I don’t see the need for us to, you know, need to share a bed—a room.” My face flushed uncontrollably as I felt James’ eyes peer into my. Good God. There was no way I could have sounded any more of a stuttering mess if I’d tried. There was nothing, truly not a single reason in the world why we needed to take things as far as that. James raised a single brow and made off down the various hallways till he began ascending the stairs. My stomach twisted and churned. “James, would you please...Please stop for a moment,” I pleaded under my breath. We came across numerous other staff members on our way to what I could only assume was to be ‘our’ bedroom. Each time, I felt the excessive brush of James’ hand rub and tried to grab for my own. When he finally stopped, he snapped his head around and stared down at me with an unreadable look on his face. I struggled to look at him in the eyes while my heart seized my chest. “A-As I wa