Chapter 79-03

“Your parents are home,” Layton told me at around seven thirty. Soon enough, I heard the front door open and noise coming from downstairs. “Come on, let’s go say hi,” I told Layton, holding out my hand for him to take. “I want to stay,” Layton said, not moving to get up. “You can stay. I’m sure my mom would love to have you for dinner,” I said, tugging on his hand to make him get up. He didn’t even budge. “No, I mean I want to sleep over,” Layton clarified, lowering his voice. It wasn’t the first time he was sleeping over, but we hadn’t done it in a while. For some reason, things felt different. The whole deal with the Rogues and then the guys discovering that I was a Legen, it felt like it happened ages ago. In reality, it had only been a few days. I had just woken up from the confrontation the day before. “Are you sure that’s a good idea?” I asked him. “Are we okay?” “