long way home

"test me"

"But I dont have any clothes. Why cant you just pick me up from my apartment in the morning?" You ask desperately. "Because if I take you home, you'll take forever to wake up on your own. If you come with me, I wont have any problems waking you up." While this is true, you dont want to admit how much of a deep sleeper you are so you say, "That's not true at all! I've gotten better at waking up in the morning. You wouldn't know." Lies. You think to yourself, crossing your arms trying to shield yourself from the late November breeze. "Bailey. Get back in the car. Its cold." You scoff. It is cold but you can handle it. You also like to test him. Defy him when he tells you to do something. And besides, its not like your going to freeze to death. "No. I'm fine." You say now rubbing your hands up and down on your arms, as the wind starts to pick up.

Dream takes the gas pump out of the car and puts it back into its holding place. After turning back around to face you, nose flushed pink, he says. "You're shaking Bailey. Get in the car." Knowing that you're going to refuse again, Dream starts to walk towards you. "N-no I'm- what are you doing?" Each step he takes towards you, you take one back. Inching closer and closer to the front of the car. His eyes staring right into yours, "Why do  you always test me like this?" He says inches away from your ear. Tingles start behind your right ear. Following the same path as the left. Down the right side of your neck and down your back. God that feelings gonna be the death of me. You think to your self before you say, "Its fun." Dream wraps his arms around your waist in response and buries his face in your neck. Planting small kisses up and down the right side. Pausing only to say, "Mm you're right, this is fun." Then goes back to your neck.

You shiver at the sensation of his lips on your neck. Gasping when you feel his tongue for just a split second. He pulls away to meet your still closed eyes. Dream chuckles to himself and pulls his arms away from your waist. "Test me again. I dare you." He says walking towards the passenger door. You follow him, still speechless. He opens the door and you climb in without a word. "The long run huh?" Dream says after getting settled in the drivers seat. "I can work with that." You smile to yourself. Happy with the confirmation of him wanting to spend as much time together as possible. Once on the road again, you suggest your playlist. Dream agrees, saying that he likes your music taste. You connect your phone to the radio and shuffle your playlist. "We can stop at your place so you can pack a bag and get all the things you need." 

20 minutes later, Dream pulls into your apartment complex and parks in the closest spot to the building that he could find. The wind has picked up and as soon as the both of you get out of the car, a gust of wind passes straight through you, sending shivers all over your body. "Here you go." Dream says while wrapping his jacket around your shoulders. "Thank you." You smile to yourself, appreciating the gesture. The walk to the door to the building is pretty far so you're grateful for Dream's act of kindness. You start on your walk to the front of the building. "Why did kiss my neck like that at the gas station earlier? Well- I know why you did it but what made you do it?"

You cringe at the way that last sentence came out. You almost dont want to hear the answer. "It was involuntary if I'm being honest. I dont like being told 'no', you know this. That's just the way I reacted. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable if that's why your asking." Dream opens the door for you and waits patiently as you catch up, a few steps behind him. "Thank you. And, Dream, I dont think you would ever make me uncomfortable okay. So stop worrying about that. I promise I will let you know when or if you are. And I'll remember that for the next time I want to test you." You press the 'up' button on the elevator. The doors open. Two people, a man and a woman exit the elevator. The woman gives you a small smile as she passes and you both enter. "The next time you want to test me? What am I? Your lab rat or something?" You shrug. "I dont know, maybe."

Dream laughs, crossing his arms and leaning against the wall of the elevator. "Okay fine. How about I test you?" The elevator doors close. "What? No that's not how it works." You say, fiddling with the inside of Dream's jacket sleeve. "The testee will just have to become the tester." He says as he pushes himself off of the wall and start to take slow steps towards your side of the elevator.