It was scary how attractive the man was. She almost gave in to the temptation.

Once she had finally calmed down, Claudia got out of bed and headed for the dresser to retrieve the moisturizer and apply some to her face.

Then, she went back to bed, covered herself with the comforter, and waited for Bennett to finish his shower.

It was so quiet in the room that Claudia eventually gave in to her sleepiness.

In the end, she fell asleep before Bennett finished showering.

She did not even notice the way the phone on the bench sprang to life.

When Bennett emerged from the bathroom after his shower, he glanced at the bed.

Claudia was already sleeping soundly. There was a smile on her face. Bennett wondered what she was dreaming about.

His lips curled upward, mirroring her smile. His eyes were gleaming with fondness.

He then grabbed his phone and opened the group chat he shared with his friends.

The group chat had been bustling with messages for the past fifteen minutes.

It was because of the screenshots Bennett had sent.

Breck responded with a question mark emoji.

Duncan replied, “Damn it! Why did I click the photo?"

Grover said, "Don't send us things like this again. It's sickening.”

Grinning triumphantly, Bennett typed a message.

“It was an accident. That's not what I was supposed to send. Unfortunately, I can't unsend it."

Breck replied, “Good night to everyone except for the asshole who sent the lovey-dovey photo earlier.”

Duncan forwarded Breck's message with the caption, "I second that.” Grover did the same. "I third that."

Bennett remarked, “Only single men go to bed so early."

Breck stated, "That's it! I'm leaving this group chat."

Bennett, content with his boasting about his love life, exited the messaging app.

His eyes then Landed on Claudia's phone on the bench. He picked it up and placed it on the nightstand.

As soon as he did, however, the screen lit up.