Under your skin
Feel my blood flow with yours
My heart beat with yours
Sharing this body as one
Save me as I save you
This skin holds enough room for two
Under my skin
I belong with you
As you belong with me
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I woke up with Xavier holding me and me wrapped in a blanket. Must've had another withdrawal last night. I sat up slowly, trying not to disturb him as he rested. I peered over at my clock which read 4am and sighed to myself. I grabbed my phone and saw a message from my mother saying there was an emergency and she had to stay.
The life of a doctor.
I looked back at Xavier and observed his face. His features. His dark skin was such a rich brown. His undertones of red were subtle. He had curly black hair. He had a full beard for a 19 year old but it completed his look.
He looked good. I had been fighting that thought because I knew it would come with guilt. Not only did I have problems with men and my own sexual prowess, I didn't feel like I could like, lust or want a guy. I was just a transactional thing.
Even now looking at him I felt that same feeling as before. My stomach doing flips.
I got back in my previous position and got comfortable. His arms surprisingly re-wrapped themselves around me and I felt relieved. I turned my head and listened to his heartbeat. It was like a lullaby to me as I shut my eyes and fell back asleep.
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"Hayden, I gotta get up."
I groaned before wiggling my body off of his, hearing his small chuckle follow.
I laid in my bed for another 30 minutes before deciding to actually get up. Rubbing my eyes, I ran my hand over my head and was surprised to find my bonnet on my head. I smiled to myself before getting up and exiting my room. I went across the hallway and went into the guest room but I didn't see Xavier there. I turned around prepared to continue my hunt for him but jumped when I found him behind me in a towel and dripping wet from the obvious shower he had just taken.
"My bad. Ain't mean to startle you. Thought you was still sleep." He stepped around me and I shut my eyes trying to get the up close personal glance at him glad naked out of my head.
"I just woke up."
"Ight. Where's that note your mom wrote. I gotta take it with me."
"I can go to school." I said without turning around.
"You can't. You need to be home for a couple more days until everything is out of your system. Ya mom is downstairs, you should go eat."
