Chasing Her

Chapter 38

Happy New Year everyone!

                   - xoxo

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(Kaileigh's POV)

I woke up flustered. My heart was pounding inside of my chest. Sweat dripped down my forehead. My breathing hard and unsteady.

My bedroom door swung open rapidly. Dylan stood in my doorway, panting.

"Kaileigh! What's wrong?!" He said, barely able to catch his breath.

"Wh-what are you doing here?"

"What? You were screaming!"

"Wha- no I wasn't!"

"I heard you, Kaileigh. You were screaming bloody murder!"

"Why are you the only one here then?"

Dylan looked behind him and then turned back around, "Wha-what?! I swear I heard you screaming. And look at you! You're sweating with your heart pounding."

"I...I don't know. I feel like something bad is happening or going to happen. I woke up like this."

Dylan sighed.

"Look, I don't know what just happened. Are you sure you're alright?"

I didn't feel alright. Something felt off. Something felt wrong. I don't know if I had just had another nightmare and don't remember it or what, but I didn't like this feeling one bit. I felt death. I felt anger. I felt terrified. Something bad was coming....I just knew it.

Despite all this, I just looked at him and nodded.

"Okay...if you're sure. Well, it's the middle of the night still, so try to go back to sleep," he stated as he started to turn and head out the door.

I couldn't shake this feeling.

"Dylan," I whispered out. I felt stupid for what I was about to ask, so I was half hoping that he wouldn't hear me.

He turned back and looked straight into my green eyes.

"I-I don't want to be alone..."

He arched his eyebrow quizzically.

"...will you stay with me?"

"You want me to stay?"

"Y-yes..."

He smiles, "Of course I'll stay, Kaileigh."

He walks over to me, "I thought you'd never ask," he jokes with a wink of his eye.

I roll my eyes at him as he sits down on the bed. I look over at him. The moonlight made his skin look silky and accentuated his abs. He turned to me and smile, "See something you like?"

He winked and chuckled slightly. I rolled my eyes and laid back down with my back to him. He came up behind me, but then moved back suddenly.

"Kaileigh, your shirt is soaked! How freaked out are you?"

"I'm fine..." I stated as I just slipped out my shirt, grateful that I had a bra on.

I was going to get up to grab another shirt when Dylan's arms snaked around my waist and pulled me towards him.

"Mmm...just stay like this," he purred out.

I turned towards him causing him to shift and lay on his back. I slid over and laid my head on his chest with his arm around me, slowly drifting back off to sleep.