#Chapter 298: I Don’t Have It In Me To Let You Go

“Nothing happened, I assure you,” Steven says quickly. His eyes are still closed, but I can feel the panic in every line of his body as he holds me. “It’s okay,” I tell him. Honestly, it wouldn’t bother me if something did happen, though I would have liked to be more awake from it. Right now, the most I can remember is some haziness about pulling Steven into bed with me. “Maybe just clarify for me what did happen?” Slowly, Steven opens his eyes. He’s still embarrassed, not able to meet my gaze for long. He keeps coming back to it though, like it’s just as difficult for him to look away. It’s difficult for me to look away, as well. It’s not often I get to look into his eyes without the lenses from his glasses being in the way. “I was worried… I knew my brothers had each… propositioned you,” Steven says. “When you went to bed alone, I assumed you meant to be alone fully. So I took to guarding your bedside.” Valiant, for sure. Unnecessary, absolutely. If one of the brothers w