In the end, James had to wait for an entire hour before finally getting the guts to say, “…Lana? Everything alright in there…?”
Nearly jumping when she heard that, she quickly turned the shower tap off before saying, “E-everything’s fine!”
Following that, she quickly put on her clothes and took a deep breath before finally heading out…
When he saw how nervous she still was, James was about to tell her that he was fine with sleeping elsewhere when he heard her say, “U-um… Could we… Do it next time…?”
Misinterpreting his confusion as disappointment, the already pressured woman added, “I-I… I know I’m being unreasonable, but… Let’s face it, we moved too fast, and I… I just can’t see myself sleeping with you this soon… With that said… Could you please be a gentleman for now…?”
Finally realizing what she was talking about, James couldn’t help but chuckle before saying, “…I never planned on laying a finger on you tonight, you know…?”
…Wait, what? Had she simply been overthinking this entire time, then?! Now feeling even more embarrassed than before, the meek woman muttered, “Y-you know what? I’m feeling hungry, so um…! I-I’ll be back in a bit-”
Before she could bolt out, however, James pulled her back and said, “Hey, just leave that to me. It’s too late for you to be walking outside on your own. Also… You should know that I’m feeling just as unprepared as you are. With that said… I won’t force you to do anything until you can accept it, alright?”
After dinner, the two curled under their individual sheets and turned the lights off… but after a long while, Lana couldn’t help but clench her fists before saying, “…You… Should sleep on the bed too…”
Watching as James sat up with a surprised expression, Lana was quick to add, “D-don’t overthink it, alright? I just don’t want you to catch a cold, though… I also believe that we should… try to get along more…”
Her words melted his heart, and after a while, he nodded before lying next to her…
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