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not a lot of creature comforts.” Maybe she’d give him a clue as to why she was easily accepting his plan to stay glued to her side.
    “Well, considering that the sheriff has already told me that my house has been broken into, not messed around with but broken into, I’d say that yours would be the best place to be. I think I can handle your Spartan messiness.” He heard the fear in her voice when she spoke and that pissed his bear off. He liked her teasing and laughing instead. “So I guess your place. Maybe stop by mine and grab some clothes? Or do you think that would just give them a way to follow us to your place?”
    “They could try but they won’t find it easily, and even if they did we’d see them coming. We’ll go to your place first. No way in hell am I denying a woman her clothing and whatever other mystical items she needs to prepare for each day.” Stepping closer, Harley slowly put his hands on her hips and took another step into her space when she seemed to relax. “We’ll stop for groceries and take-out after your place to help make sure no one is following. Sound good?”
    She placed her hands on his chest, then looked up at him with a nod. Fucking hell, that trust on her face shocked him to his core. “Why are you doing this? Why are you so willing to protect me? Most people would be running the other way.” She licked her lips. Damn, he wanted to do that. “So why do you want to help me? And … what is this between us? I know you feel it, too. It’s like electricity and I like it, weirdly enough.”
    Stroking his hands around to the small of her back, Harley pulled her in closer to him. “I know this may come as a shock given how I was this morning, but I do like you, Alaska.” He lowered his head to brush her nose with his own and breathed in the scent that was uniquely hers. Pure heaven. “You’re in trouble. I don’t know what kind, but I can’t stand aside and do nothing. I’m more than willing to look after you until this is resolved. Then we can decide where to go moving forward. Don’t ask me to do nothing, Alaska. I can’t do that.”
    After a moment, she looked up at him. “Do you have room for me at your place?” She mimicked his earlier move and rubbed her nose against his. “I won’t ask you to do nothing. I just hope that I don’t ask for too much from you.”
    Right, the bedroom situation. “Uh, I do have more than one bedroom. But I only have one bed. The other bedrooms are currently storage space in one and my office combined with a gym in the other. I’ve been meaning to get the gym down in the basement but haven’t bothered. Don’t worry, there’s a pull-out couch that I can sleep on while you take the bed.” His custom, king-sized cloud. He would mourn not sleeping on it, but she needed it more.
    “I’m not going to make you give your bed up. I’m a big girl—I promise I can handle a couch.” There was another option but he hesitated to offer it to her because he wasn’t sure how she would feel about it.
    “Nuh-uh, my momma always taught me to be a gentleman. Most days I even remember what she said. You are taking the bed, period. No arguments, Alaska. You won’t win with me, I promise. Now, if you’re done we should head out so the deputy can head back to the station.” And maybe along the way, he might bring up sharing the bed.
    She pulled back from him and grabbed her purse. “I wouldn’t feel right stealing your bed from you.” He heard her sigh and had to stop walking fast when she stopped dead in her tracks. “Maybe we should share it? The bed, that is? That way I don’t feel horrible for taking your bed, and your momma wouldn’t have your head.”
    Now he didn’t have to bring it up. This woman might well be after his heart. The way she was going, he’d hand it to her on a silver platter. “Only if that wouldn’t make you uncomfortable,” he said. He had to say it. It was the right thing to say in the situation. “Think