Free Playing For Keeps by R.L. Mathewson Page B

round backside rather nicely.
    She climbed onto the bed and flopped
down beneath the covers. Obviously she was all set to go to sleep
and wasn’t giving them a second thought.
    “Ah, Haley?” Brad said
hesitantly.
    “What? Please tell me you two don’t
need me to brush your teeth and tuck you in,” she mumbled into the
pillow.
    “Ah, no,” Brad said, smiling. “Is it
alright if I sleep in my boxers? I don’t want to make you
uncomfortable.”
    She waved a hand at him without
looking. “Knock yourself out.”
    “Okay, good night,” Brad said, heading
for the bathroom.
    Jason looked around the room, noting
only two beds and no other furniture except for a chair and
shrugged. He yanked off his shirt, pants, and shoes and began to
climb into bed with Haley.
    Her hand came up in a stopping motion.
“Hold up there, buddy,” she said, turning to face him. She pointed
to the other bed. “Have a good night.”
    Jason frowned at the suggestion. “You
can’t expect us to sleep together.”
    “Yup.”
    “Nope,” he said, climbing onto the bed
quickly and flopping onto his stomach. She pushed him, well tried
to anyway. He did outweigh her after all.
    “Out.”
    “No.”
    “You’re not sleeping in the same bed
as me.”
    “Yes, I am. Unless you’re planning on
sleeping with Brad and I don’t think you want to do that. His wife
will kick your ass.”
    She groaned.
    He smiled.
    “Look, I’ll stay on my side and you
stay on your side. We’ll both sleep. Problem solved.”
    “No way.”
    “Afraid you won’t be able to keep your
hands off of me?” he teased.
    Haley rolled her eyes and dropped back
onto the pillow. “Fine, but just so you know, anything that comes
over this way will be chopped off.”
    “Duly noted,” he said, snuggling
deeper into the bed.
    “Oh, and if you snore I’ll kill you in
your sleep,” she mumbled.
    “Ditto.”
    ***************
    “Ah, guys?” Brad said.
    Haley buried her face deeper into the
warmth while she tried to block out Brad and the sunlight streaming
into the room.
    “Go. Away,” she muttered.
    “I’m hungry. Let’s go grab some
breakfast,” Brad said a little louder this time, earning a groan
from her cushion of warmth.
    “Fuck off. We’re sleeping,” Jason
mumbled as he pulled Haley closer. Surprisingly she went willingly.
Her head rested on his chest just under his chin, her arm laid
across his stomach, and one leg was thrown over one of
his.
    She felt so good in his arms. He’d
never held a woman like this, never cuddled with one never mind
spending the entire night in her bed. Normally when a woman tried
to cuddle he felt cornered and irritated. With Haley he felt
comfortable, relaxed, and even happy. She felt like she belonged
with him. He wasn’t about to look too far into that at the
moment.
    “If you weren’t the best mattress ever
I would totally kick your ass for moving onto my side,” Haley
mumbled against his chest.
    “Actually, you’re both in the middle,”
Brad pointed out.
    “Why is he still here? Sleepy,” Haley
grumbled adorably.
    Closing his eyes, he waved his hand
towards the door. “Go eat with Mitch or something. We’ll be up in a
little while.”
    Brad sighed unhappily.
“Fine.”
    A moment later the door was closed and
they were both drifting back off to beautiful deep
sleep.
    *************
    “Stupid pillow,” Haley muttered,
trying to punch her once comfy pillow into submission.
    Last night had been the worst night of
sleep she’d ever had. She spent the entire night tossing and
turning and trying to get comfortable only to finally fall into a
restless sleep around five this morning. Now it looked like she was
in for a repeat performance.
    She looked over at the alarm clock and
groaned. It was nearly two in the morning. She buried her face into
her pillow and screamed. This sucked! She was so tired. All day she
kept herself busy with grading tests and homework, and even cleaned
her house, thinking by the time she went