James kept holding Leora in his arms when he fished his apartment keys out of his pocket, slipping them into the lock after missing only a few times. It would've been easier to have set her down, but he selfishly wanted to hold her close a bit longer. Eventually the lock turned and he pushed the door open, slipped inside and shut it behind him, locking it as he went.
"Sorry about the slight mess, I've been doing homework non stop for weeks," he mumbled despite the darkness of his apartment hiding all of the mess in the living room and kitchen where his papers and books were smattered everywhere.
His dog, Gastby, was on his bed sound asleep despite his master's arrival.
He carried her into his bedroom, the farthest room in the apartment, set her down gently on his bed. He then moved over to the dresser pushed against the wall, pulled out one of his t-shirts and awkwardly held it out to her. "I figure you don't want to sleep in that dress," he mumbled, cheeks flushing as he returned to her side, bed dipping beneath his weight.
"I'll tuck you in after you change and then set myself up on the couch."
Niloufer
this okay?
