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Her phone vibrated across the surface of her nightstand, and a groan slipped out of Chloe's mouth. She ran her hand over her head, mussing her long dark hair.

The phone continued to vibrate, drawing her attention back to it and another groan from her throat. She knew that he would want to talk about their previous discussion and she wasn't ready for it. She liked him all right, and he didn't live too far away from her, so she wouldn't even have to worry about distance being a problem in their relationship. She wasn't dating or involved with anyone, so why the hell was she hesitating? She groaned again into the phone as she finally picked it up and swiped her hand across the screen.

“Are you okay?” Matthew asked her, his voice gruff with concern.

Chloe instantly felt guilty. “Yeah, I'm fine,” she said.

“But you’re groaning,” he said. “And you don't sound fine. Is something bothering you?”

Chloe almost said 'the only thing bothering me is someone interrupting my sleep', but that would b