Keelion shut his laptop close, getting up from the sofa to leave, but he was stopped short by Althea, who climbed on his lap, throwing her arms over his shoulders.
"You can't just leave already, Fane."
He had that unimpressed look on his face. "I need to get back to my bedroom. You should get some sleep."
"I know, Fane, but don't you want to stay with me tonight? Just tonight, I mean…I miss you, I always do. And you're barely around." She was begging with her gaze at this point. "Is something the problem? You don't want me anymore?"
She breathed out, running her fingers up and down his neck before leaning in to kiss his lips—a kiss which the man didn't reciprocate. He was rather annoyed, eyes filled with the kind of impatience he was stuffing to the back of his mind.