The Angel Next Door

Chapter 6

"Wanna watch a movie?" Asher walks into the room wearing a basketball jersey and some short shorts.

"Sure. You can have the bed tonight if you want." I sit up in his bed.

"No. It's fine. You won fair and square."

"Then you can at least sit on the bed with me during the movie."

"Okay. Then you choose the movie."

"Ooh... that was a mistake I'm glad you made."

"Scared."

"Good." Asher gets onto the bed next to me and he smells really nice after his shower.

I put on a scary movie, turn off the lights, and then just relax and enjoy the movie. Before the end of the movie, Asher has fallen asleep. He's fast asleep with his head resting on my shoulder. And it's annoying in the best way possible. I look at his adorable sleeping face. A small strand of hair slips in front of his face.

Then I snap out of it. I quickly and softly slide Angel off my shoulder and rest his head on a pillow. I take a few more seconds to just look at him and admire how cute he is before laying down on the air mattress on the floor and going to bed.

"Hey." Asher finally wakes up.

"Hey. What happened last night? Why are you down there?"

"You fell asleep during the movie."

"Oh shit. Sorry."

"No problem. It was adorable. You sleep like a little puppy." We both laugh.

"Did you at least sleep well on the air mattress at least?"

"I slept a couple of hours."

"Oh no!"

"It's fine. Nothing to do with the air mattress. Just regular stuff."

"You should really get that fixed."

"Nah. Too much work."

"Lord." We both laugh. "So, got any plans today?"

"Nah. Can we just stay in your room all day and avoid the real world?"

"Technically we could, but may I ask why?"

"Dave's been on me to get a job. And I've spent every day applying. I just need a day off."

"Okay. So you just need a good distraction... I think that's doable."

"Thanks."

"How 'bout pancakes?"

"That would be amazing."

"Amazing? You may want to keep your expectations low. I'm okay at cooking."

"I believe in you."

Asher runs off and leaves me to yet again snoop around his room. But this time it's interrupted by his phone that he left on the bed. It keeps vibrating. So I just so happen to look over at it. And there are texts. From someone named Reagan. I'm presuming Reagan's a girl. And I just so happen to read some of the texts by accidentally putting his password in and looking at the notifications. Yeah, I'm awful. It seems that she wants to seriously talk to Asher.

And then the doorbell rings and I immediately shut the phone off and fall back onto the air mattress. I hear Asher answer the door and start talking to someone.

"Spence! It's for you!" Asher shouts upstairs and immediately I think it has to be Dave.

I quite slowly make my way downstairs and then when I see Mal I run to the door and give her the biggest hug. I've not been this happy in such a long time.