CHAPTER 20

  Alice

  My heart and spirit aren't ready for this.

  I told Nathan I wanted to share his bed with him, which I do, but ugh! I didn't realize how weird that is! And neither did I count on my pulse beating this hard!

  The door opens to the room, and everything gets worse when my eyes land on Nathan walking inside. He is wearing a t-shirt—thank the lord, but there aren't any pants—only a pair of black boxers that reveal his v-lines.

  Okay, I didn't count on that.

  Holy moly.

  Staring is rude, but how could I look away from that?! Nathan's skin looks smooth, slightly tanned from the summer, and no blemish is in sight.

  Every muscle is tight, and he has a tapered waist.

  Shit-shit-shit!

  I've seen him half-naked before, but the knowledge that we are about to share the same tiny bed and touch each other—yelp!