I lazily open my eyes, yawning as I do so. I feel something heavy laying on my waist and something moves next to me and my first instinct is to scream and jump up, but then I remember last night. I’m tempted to just get up and leave, but when Kyle stirs and pulls me closer to him in his sleep, the thought vanishes. I feel safe again for the first time in years.
“Morning” He smiles down at me, his voice raspy and his hair sticking in every direction, but he never looked better to me. “Hey” I whisper back, afraid I’ll ruin the moment if I say anything else. “Are you okay?” He hesitantly raises his hand to push back a strand of hair that’s hanging in my eyes and I smile, nodding. “Can we just stay here for a while?” I snuggle into his chest and feel him chuckle slightly. “Sure” He holds me tighter against him and I don’t mind him touching me at all. I’m really not myself today.
“I like your family. They’re really nice” I suddenly hear myself say after a few minutes of silence and turn my head to look at Kyle again. He smiles warmly and nods. “Yeah, they’re great” He pauses, a thoughtful expression taking over his face as he’s thinking of what to say next. “I’d like to meet your family” He finally says cautiously and my body tenses, my smile vanishing. I open my mouth to say something, but I’m at a loss for words.
In comparison to his, my family is broken, a contorted picture of what we used to be and I don’t want anyone to experience it. Especially not Kyle. “Sorry, I shouldn’t have said that” He murmurs and runs a hand through his hair, making it even messier than before. “No, it’s fine. It’s just…they’re not very…welcoming” I attempt to smile, but it probably doesn’t work. Nevertheless, the corners of his lips turn upwards and his arms around my waist tighten just slightly.
What he said yesterday, thinking I was already asleep resurfaces and I feel my heart beat speed up. How could he be falling for me? I’m such a mess, so broken, how could anyone possibly like me? And more importantly, do I feel the same? I feel comfortable around him, he’s probably closest to me besides Alex and being with him makes me feel safe and warm, but does this mean I like him? It’s too early to think about these things and I find myself hoping I just dreamt about it.
“Liz?” I return my attention to Kyle and hum in response. “You zoned out for a bit” He chuckles and only now do I realise that his hand is on my cheek and his thumb is moving in slow circles. “You have insanely beautiful eyes, do you know that?” He whispers under his breath, staring at me intensely and somehow I know that what he said last night was not just my imagination. I don’t know how to respond and decide to just stare back at him, getting lost in his eyes that seem so deep and warm.
Then his eyes flicker down to my lips and he leans closer. Internally, I’m panicking, my thoughts tumbling through my mind in total chaos, but I don’t move, because a small part of me wants to know what his lips feel like on mine. And then his lips press against mine, hesitant and cautious and I relax. My thoughts that were such a mess moments before are now clearer than ever and all I can think is This feels right.
After just a few seconds, Kyle breaks the kiss, but I wince in disapproval, pulling him back, taking both him and myself by surprise. Finally, I am the one to pull away and we’re both panting heavily. “Wow” He breathes and chuckles and I feel a huge grin spread on my face. “You have no idea how long I’ve wanted to do that” He’s still smiling brightly and I laugh, leaning my head on his chest again. “Really?” I ask sceptically, still not fully believing that someone like him would like me.
“You didn’t think I spend all of my time in a coffee shop because of the atmosphere, did you?” He replies and I shrug. When I don’t respond, he squeezes my shoulder, kissing the top of my head. “It’s because of you, idiot” He grins and I smile back, but my smile falters when I remember that I have to get up and go home soon.
“What’s wrong?” Kyle’s face immediately turns to sorrow and I try my best to give him a reassuring smile. “I just don’t want to leave” I sigh, sitting up and he wraps his arms around me again. “You’ll be okay” He rubs my back and I nod, but I’m not convinced. At least now I finally found a safe haven again. It’s right here, in Kyle’s arms.
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Ugh I suck at writing things like this -.-
Anyway, just a short, cute chapter for you guys, hope you enjoyed!!
I updated early because today is my birthday (it's the same day as Jensen Ackles, OMG!!) and this is sort of my celebration I guess :)
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Thank you so much for reading, you're awesome and I hope you have a wonderful day :3
- Love, Jess
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