A soft knock at the door made us both jump. “It’s unlocked,” I said, and Manson opened the door to lean against the frame. His hair looked wild, sticking up at odd angles, and he was wearing only his briefs.

“I’ll admit, I listened out here for a little bit to see if you two were fucking again.” He trudged over, grasped Jess’s chin, and tipped her face up to claim a kiss of his own. “How are you doing, angel?”

“Really good,” she said. She paused, muffling a yawn behind her hand. “Exhausted, honestly.”

“I can drive you home,” he said, and pointed his finger at me in warning before I could volunteer myself. “You need to stay here and rest. No more excuses. You’re going to get yourself in an accident driving so tired, J.”

I sighed, but I didn’t have the energy to argue. He was right; I was exhausted and the lack of sleep was hitting me hard. It wasn’t the best idea to drive when I could barely keep my eyes open.

I didn’t want to take her home at all. I wanted to drag her back into bed and fall asleep between her and Vincent again.

“As much as I love to see you naked, we have to get you some clothes too,” Manson said as Jess got to her feet and stretched. I couldn’t help but grasp her hips, pulling her toward me and kissing her stomach before I let her go.

“You can borrow some of mine,” I said. I was just a few inches taller than her, unlike the other giants in the house, so hopefully she could find something that wasn’t too big.

Manson went to get his own clothes as Jess and I shuffled back down the hallway to the bedroom. I pulled a few things out of the closet for her as she put the jewelry back in her piercings.

“Your parents come back the day after tomorrow, right?” She nodded, and I continued, “I’ll drop by your house tomorrow and see what I can do about the security system. They still need to replace the damn thing, but you at least need something that works in the meantime.”

There was a clever look in her narrowed eyes as she watched me. “You only decided I need security after you fucked me?”

I brought over some clothes for her, dumping them on the bed before I grabbed her ass and pulled her against me. “That pussy absolutely needs its own security detail. But I can’t follow you around twenty-four-seven, so…”

The way she was looking up at me brought her face close to mine, her entire body pressed against me. “Careful, Jason. If you keep talking about protecting me, I might end up thinking you care.”

A dismissive sound left me. “Yeah, yeah, I’m just protecting my property. Don’t read into it.”