Chapter 164: A Warm Body

I tossed and turned, the sheet tangling around my body. I fought to get them off and grunted when I couldn't. Sitting up, I tore the blankets off and dumped them on the floor. Sighing, I smoothed my hands over my face, brushing my hair from my sweaty forehead.

"What did those poor blankets ever do to you?"

I gasped, then leaned over the side of the bed, snatched the blankets, and covered myself. Though, I wasn't sure why. I was in pajamas. Still, waking up in the middle of the night with Jax sitting a few feet away was unsettling.

"Nothing," I said after my heart stopped its erratic thumping. "I just can't sleep."

Jax raised a brow as if waiting for me to say more. I didn't.

He swung his legs over the side of the bench and stood, stretching his arms over his head. He wore a pair of gray cotton pants that hung dangerously low on his hips and nothing else. Thank God it was mostly dark in the room so he couldn't see me staring. But, ashamedly, I was.