Dear Ex Wife Please take me back (Athena and Alex) novel Chapter 162

ATHENA

“Is he asleep?” Alex asks, his voice low and surprisingly gentle.

I nod, brushing Rayen’s hair back one last time before zipping up the side of his tent.

“Out like a light. Thanks to all the singing we did!” I throw him a pointed look.

But instead of responding, he smiles, and I swear I feel my ovaries shift.

It should be illegal for your enemy to look this good!

The fake forest around us is finally quiet. A few kids are still whispering in their tents, giggling under their fairy light strings, but for the most part, the fantasy campsite is winding down.

The parents, according to the schedule, are supposed to sleep in nearby guest rooms so the kids could feel independent but still stay safe.

I straighten and stretch my back, wincing slightly.

“Where am I sleeping?”

“We need to check the list,” Alex replies, pulling out his phone and scrolling through something.

“Please don’t tell me you’re the one who made the list.”

He gives me that maddening look, the one where he pretends to be innocent but already knows he’s done something outrageous.

“I delegated.”

“To who? Satan?”

“Close enough.”

I groan.

“Well?” I press, crossing my arms as he looks at me with a serious face. But he can't fool me, I can see his eyes dancing in excitement.

“You’re in Room 207.” He says.

“And you?” I ask with a raised eyebrow.

“207.”

I hold my mouth to keep myself from laughing too hard as we walk out.

“My ears are playing tricks on me. Can you believe I heard you say 207 twice?”

He nods once. “That's what I said, baby.”

I halt. Ignoring the flatter in my chest after he has called me baby. The stupid pet name I hate.

“As in… 207…the same room?”

His smile deepens. “Exactly that.”

I blink.

“That’s not how room assignments work.”

“Well, technically, it’s a double. Two beds. One room. Very practical.”

“Practical?!” My voice pitches higher than I’d like. “There are at least fifty rooms in this hotel.”

“Fifty-two,” he corrects, far too relaxed for someone I'm about to kill. “But Anna thought it would be best if all parents stayed closest to each other in case of an emergency.”

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