Finding You by Stella Rainbow

Author:Stella Rainbow [Rainbow, Stella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-17T16:00:00+00:00

18 | Scott

Insomnia was a heartless bitch and I was trying to stop myself from thinking about everything and nothing long enough to finally sleep. My mind was whirring with everything that had happened over the weekend. A part of me wanted me to stop whatever this was before I got too invested, before I started caring for Luke too much. I didn’t want to risk losing him, but isn’t that what always happened? But even as I tried to convince myself that I could still back off, I knew I was already in too deep. I couldn’t stop caring for Luke now. He made me want to pull him into my arms, keep him safe and never let go.

A shuffling sound snapped me out of my thoughts and I looked up. Luke stood in my doorway, or at least he had been. He was turning away now, about to leave, so I scrambled to call out to him. “Luke?”

He stopped and I turned on the bedside lamp to see him standing there with Tressa in his arms. I sat up in bed as he spoke, “Um, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to wake you.”

“No worries, I wasn’t asleep yet. What’s wrong?”

Luke shook his head before turning to look at the hallway. I had an idea of what was up, but I didn’t want to make assumptions.

“Did you have a nightmare?”

Luke nodded as he chewed his lower lip, looking anywhere but at me.

“Luke, come here.” Luke walked over to me and since I was still sitting I had to look up at him to meet his eyes. “Do you want to sleep here tonight?”

I could see it in his eyes that he wanted to, but he didn’t know how to ask. Sometimes, he was so sweet and cheerful and then there were times like this when he was vulnerable and unsure. I wanted nothing more than to pull him in beside me and hold him close as he slept.

I shuffled backwards before patting the bed. “You can sleep here, if you want.”

His eyes widened a bit and I realized he may be uncomfortable sharing a bed with me, even if he did trust me.

“Or you can take the bed and I’ll sleep on the couch,” I told him, pointing to the small couch that we both knew I wouldn’t fit in.

“N-no, it’s okay. I should…” He waved towards the doorway and tried to step back but I grabbed his hand before he could.

“Luke, you trust me, right?”

“Yeah.”

“Do you think I’d do anything that makes you uncomfortable or try to hurt you in any way?”

“Of course not.”

“Then come here and sleep on the bed with me. I’d like to hold you but only if you want me to.”

He stared at me for a moment before climbing into the bed. Carefully, he placed Tressa between our pillows and she meowed in thanks before burying her face into the pillows and escaping into dreamland. I envied cats’ ability to fall asleep whenever they wanted to.

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