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Chapter Seventy-Four: Midnight

They ate in silence, and when Hinata set down the carton of takeout she sighed and looked at him. She finally seemed to be lifted out of her thoughts. She scooted closer to him on the couch and laid her head on his chest. He put down his own food and settled a hand in her hair.

"Can I s-stay tonight?" she asked, her voice soft and uncertain.

Sasuke tensed and tried to form a coherent thought. He forced himself to nod, after jerking his mind out of the gutter.

"I don't think I could face h-him again."