"Oh, very funny. Remind me to recast the role of myself, in that case." He gave her a mock injured look, but the urge to laugh took away from the effect.
"I knew it. Maybe my fable isn't so lame after all." Cole laughed, but his smile faltered when she asked him to sleep with her. He knew she didn't mean it like that, but it still made him hesitate nonetheless. He was perfectly capable of just sleeping, he knew that, and he really didn't think she had any kind of ulterior motive.
"Okay." He finally relented, getting to his feet and tugging her up with him. "You win - we'll share the bed."