Exploring with you

Chapter 12: Traveling with you

Sam's POV

We get home from New Zealand and I help Colby into the house. Jake and Devyn are waiting downstairs for us. At the sight of me helping Colby into the house, they rush over to us. They offer to take our bags while I help Colby to the couch and hand him a pillow to prop his ankle up. The others sit down around us.

"What happened?" Devyn asks, from her spot next to Corey.

"Colby got cut on a trip wire and fell, hurting his ankle. The doctor said that it's a bad sprain," I say. I look at him, worried.

"Don't worry Sammy. I'll be alright," he says, smiling at me and leaning against me. I wrap my arms around him and he relaxes into my back.

"So what else happened?" Jake asks.

"Well, I got bit by a poisonous spider, spent the night in urgent care and twisted my ankle. Corey slightly sprained his ankle," Elton says.

"What? You didn't tell me that!" Devyn exclaims.

"Sorry baby, I'm okay though. It already feels better," Corey says.

"Sounds like you guys had quite the trip," Jake says.

Elton's phone dings and he says. "Yeah, I should probably head home, Amanda's waiting."

We all say goodbye to him except for Colby. I look over to him and see that he has fallen asleep.

"That man can fall asleep anywhere, I swear," says Jake, laughing.

"I know, it's insane," I say, laughing too.

"We should get some ice for his ankle," Corey says, laughing too but leaving for the kitchen to get some.

He comes back with an ice pack and he hands it to me. I place it gingerly on Colby's ankle and he winces, waking up. He sits up and reaches for me. I offer my hand to him and he takes it.

"You okay Colbs?"

"Hurts," he mumbles out.

"Can he take something?" Devyn asks.

"Yeah, I have some pain relievers in my bag," I say, starting to get up to get it.

"Don't go," Colby mumbles.

Devyn smiles, "I'll get it."

She brings the small bottle to me and I give it to Colby with a bottle of water. He takes the medicine and lays back against the couch, closing his eyes.

Colby's POV

I wake up in my bed, unsure of how I got there. Sam is lying next to me, fast asleep. I shake him awake.

"Hmm, what's going on? Are you okay?" he asks, half asleep.

"How did I get here? What time is it?" I ask.

He looks at his phone.

"Midnight. You fell asleep on the couch and Corey helped me carry you upstairs. I was just going to stay to make sure you were alright, but I guess I fell asleep, sorry," he rambles out.

"It's alright. I'm glad you're here," I say.

I smile at him and he smiles back. We lay back down again and he falls asleep immediately. I brush his hair out of his face and fall asleep too.

-The next morning-

I wake up next to Sam and gently shake him awake.

"Hmm, what's up?"