CHASING CHARLIE GRAY

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Maybe it was creepy to watch Charlie Gray sleep but I couldn't find it in me to care or to stop.

She was just so pretty.

Without really meaning to, my hand was caressing her cheek and I shuffled closer to see her face better.

I was tired, having only slept for 4 hours.

Charlie and I had stayed up until 3am doing other things and I had actually cried, she looked like she felt bad for about 2 seconds before she was wiping my tears and telling me sorry with such an obvious  fake pout I almost wanted to smack her for it.

I was so lost in thought I almost missed her waking up. She sighed loudly through her nose, shifting slightly onto her side.

"Fuck" She cursed lowly,  eyelids fluttering before she looked up at me.

My heart sunk "What? What's wrong?"

"I think I over exerted myself last night" She smiled softly.

"Oh"

"It's too hot in here" Charlie turned slightly,  hand patting the side of her bed to retrieve the ac remote to turn down the temperature.

"Cuddle with me?" Charlie batted her eyelashes at me slightly.

" You just said it was too hot" I deadpanned but still found myself drawing closer to her.

I dragged the sheet up over our feet and she slung her arm over my waist, head tilted up to watch me.

"I'm probably gonna be immobile for a couple days" Charlie mused, blinking slowly.

"Do you need anything?  Should I call your mom? Cara?"

"Just lay with me, yeah?"

"Okay"  I whispered.

A comfortable silence settled over the room as we lay together, just holding eachother as the chill from the ac blanketed us.

"Something strange is happening" Charlie's voice was quiet in the early hours of the morning.

"What?"

"You haven't looked me in my eyes yet and you've been blushing non-stop too"

I blushed further.

"Do you regret it?" She asked softly.

"No, it's just I've never... when I look at you I see that " I buried my face into a pillow when I couldn't continue.

"Look at me" She asked gently.

Charlie did that alot actually,  ask instead of demand.

I raised my head but couldn't keep eye contact for more than a few seconds and she laughed lowly.

"We probably should've gone slower since it was your fir-"

"No, I- it was good" Charlie studied me, the way I shrunk into myself, after some time had passed.

"Oh yeah?" She tilted her head, eyebrows raised, a smirk etched onto her lips.

"Yes you cocky bastard" Charlie laughed.

"So you can't look me in the eyes but you can insult me,  that's something"

"That's hardly an insult" I scoffed, rolling over to stand at the edge of the bed.

"I'm gonna make breakfast for us so we don't waste away"

"Mmm I've gotten myself a housewife, how delightful" She rolled over onto her stomach with a grin.

"You'd love that wouldn't you?"

"My mom plays the part when she's at home but it's good to have someone for when she's not here"

"You have Cara" I leaned against the door slightly to talk to her.

"No it's not the same"

"You're so full of it"

"You were full of me not even 5 hours ago"

"I-"

She raised an eyebrow daring me to challenge her.

"I'm making breakfast" I reiterated.

Her laugh followed me down the stairs.

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No background characters, just vibes.
I usually update once or twice a week but I'm pulling these chapters OUT OF MY ASS for you guys.
It's been two days how are we at 6k reads rn why we going so fastttt