✔️ Body and Mind 3

Ouch

A/N - co-written with    allthingsxskating
Go and read her Yuzufic!!

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Anya woke up, hearing the sounds of the shower from the bathroom, and rubbed her eyes, trying to get used to the daylight since it was a while that she woke up after the sun already came up.
Also might have been due to the amount of gin she drank the previous night, but she hoped that was not the reason. She has heard horrible things about hangovers.

She slowly slid off the bed, feeling a little bit of a headache coming up, yet luckily nothing serious. What she felt though, was a stabbing pain in her hip and after she lifted her t-shirt, a little plastic piece from the chess set fell on the floor, leaving an imprint on her skin as she must have slept on it the whole night.
She just intuitively facepalmed herself, reviewing all the university degrees she got and moved to the window to fully open the curtains, letting the morning light in.

She reached for her hoodie and put it on as she sat back on the bed, suddenly feeling strange that she slept with somebody this close.
She gave it a quick thought but came to the conclusion that after last night, Nathan actually did become her friend and she was glad he brought her over instead of letting her spend the evening on her own.
Yet still, she was glad for the extra layer of the hoodie that was giving her comfort and making her feel less exposed.

She took out her phone, checking her work emails, and waiting for Nathan to come out so that she wouldn't disappear without a word.
A thought of apologizing again crossed her mind but in the end, she decided she would just leave it be as it seemed he actually did have fun. Quite a lot actually. Especially as she kept falling over on the bed and he was lifting her up, laughing so hard he once even dropped her back. Which then made him laugh even harder, and recalling it now, Anya giggled as well.

She still felt sorry for him though, seeing that he is going through the same thing, and kind of envied him that he is handling it so much better than she is.

Before she could think about it any further, the sound of the running water has stopped and a moment later Nathan came out of the shower.
She frowned a bit, wondering why is he wearing only a towel around his waist and nothing else.
Did he forget to take his clothes with him to the bathroom? Or is he one of those overly confident guys who just like to show off?
A terrifying thought that something happened between them crossed her mind but she quickly noted that she remembered everything and that Nathan didn't give her the impression of one of those guys who would try something on a drunk girl.

-Slept well?

-Yeah.

She said with a weak smile but already wished to be back in her hotel room and pack her things. Not wanting to stay any longer than necessary, just wishing to be back home on her sofa and dive back into work. The only thing she knew would take her mind off the scene she witnessed yesterday. Unless she would spend the rest of her life with a bottle of gin.

Nathan climbed on the bed next to her and sat down opposite of her, looking into her eyes and wondering what is going on in that head of hers. Possibly more thoughts about Yuzuru. Something that would do her no good.
He thought that she should just really try to move on and let him go. Maybe try to date somebody else. Or just have meaningless hookups.
He had plenty and it definitely took his mind off how much he fucked up things with Emily.
Even if it was just for a moment.
And as he was looking at her now, being close enough to again have the nice smell of her shampoo filling the air around him, he couldn't fight the thought of trying to go for something more. Even if it would be just another meaningless hookup, thinking it would help both of them.

-Wanna stay for breakfast?

-Not really. No. Sorry.

-Why not?