Todd drove them home and took her arm again to guide her inside. He led her all the way to her bedroom and stood beside her bed as she lay down. It was the first time he had been in her bedroom for a very long time. He looked down at her, and she shivered. "Are you chilly?" he asked. "I can tuck you in."
"No, I'm fine," she replied. She couldn't tell him that having him standing there—looking down at her with her face right at the level of his crotch—was what had made her shiver like that. She was scarcely aware of it.
Todd turned off the bedroom light and took the shades from her, setting them on her dresser. "Just yell if you need anything," he said softly before closing the door behind him.
Maddie had a mild headache centered behind her eyes, but it felt like it was passing already.
