Untitled {Edmund x female reader}

Chapter 30

He got up from his chair to join her in the bedroom doorway . His eyes widened upon seeing the single bed " , well . . . . . that's a bit of a problem . " she turned on her heels to face him , shifting her feet . " Let me just - " she pulled the door closed . Despite the lateness of the hour they distracted themselves by finding the cleaning supplies tucked into a cupboard by the previous owner and getting to work . You would never know by candlelight but by the time they finished there wasn't a spec of dust left . They left the mopping for daylight but they really swept the heck out of that place . (Y/N) fell onto the sofa " , I'm tuckered out ! " Ed stretched " , i could sleep for a week but I guess it's almost sunrise - " he glanced at the clock " - it's only nine o clock ! " (Y/N) started twiddling her thumbs .

" Maybe we should just . . . go to sleep , " she cursed her tongue . He looked at the floor " , if you really want to . I'll sleep out here on this chair . " Alone , in a foreign bed , in a dark room , in the back of an old cottage . Sounds like a horror film . " Nonsense , we can share the room . " An okay barely left Edmund's mouth .

" I'll take the floor , " He said . Gentleman that he was he would never actively admit he hated the floor . Time spent in the palace made him accustom to plush beds adorned with pillows but he'd never tell her that . She could see it in his eyes though . She patted the open space next to her " , let's just share the bed , okay . " he was going to protest again in the name of pointless chivalry but she put a stop to that and he awkwardly piled into bed . They blew out the candles . Turning to lay on her side she found they were now nose to nose . His mind spiralled into infinite possibilities each one ending with his lips on hers . She was radiating warmth and smelled like vanilla . He whispered something incoherent , blankly staring at her . Her face scrunched up in confusion " whAt ? " Realisation washed over him and he cursed his stupidity . " I'm so sorry , I'll just go sleep on the couch or something-" " No ! " she panicked not wanting to be alone " , no , let's just stay and try to get some sleep . " As he laid back down she turned to face the wall .

" Night , " she said in an unsure voice making her mentally slap herself and wonder what was wrong with her . Edmund's brain was doing cartwheels and his heart was thumping at an insane rate . Was he too close ? Was he breathing too loud ? What if he talked in his sleep and said something stupid ? His thought were silent when (Y/N) huddled deeper under the blanket and her body pressed against his . He tensed , waiting for her to fall asleep without moving even a millimeter . It seemed to be hours of internal screaming until she turned around with her eyes closed and her breathing calm as the ocean on a summers day . She was beautiful in moonlight , he thought , but sunshine brought out her eyes . Deciding in her sleep that facing him wasn't as comfy (Y/N) turned again . Something overcame Edmund . His body wrapped around to spoon her . His heart stopped colliding with his ribcage . He felt at peace and closed his eyes . Meanwhile (Y/N) stirred by his action thought she should be more nervous but this , being in his arms , felt so . . . normal . And both of them were somehow aware that the feeling was mutual .

(Y/N) POV

I woke up the next morning half buried in Edmund's chest . His eyes wide open and staring at me , a smile spread across his lips . " Morning , " he whispered his voice laced with grogginess . The awkwardness from last night became a thing of the past . Our troubles forgotten in the morning air . " What should we do today ? " Honestly I didn't care as long as this feeling of tranquility lasted through the day . " It looks like it's gonna be sunny , we could go on a picnic , or swim in the lake . " I hugged him closer " , sounds perfect . " We stayed that way until our stomaches started growling . Ed got up first , pulling on his tunic which I hadn't realised he'd taken off . He winked a me as I sat up on the bed " , I'll start packing for our al alfresco brunch . " I stretched out before getting up . I slept in the outfit I arrived in so I had three clean options of clothing . Now I could have picked the witchy or hooded one but I was a cottage core sucker so instead I slipped into my nightgown . I was no stranger to spending all day in my pjs .