more than i can hold in my heart.

pillow wall

Miranda frowned and squirmed underneath the thin blanket. It was too damn cold.

She'd been trying to sleep for a whole two hours now. She just couldn't get the proper position, or the right temperature.

She glanced at Ben, who had his eyes closed. But she could tell he was still somewhat awake.

"Ben. Benjamin." She whispered, seeing the abundance of blankets at his waist. Her eyes skimmed over his bare stomach, but she immediately looked up at his face. She proceeded to kick his leg. "Ben, I know you're awake."

He groaned, opening one eye to peek at her. "What do you want?"

She scoffed and frowned. "Is that how you talk to your wife now?"

Ben sighed and blinked, opening his eyes to look at her. "Sorry. Are you okay, baby?"

She pouted, jutting her chin out. "I'm cold."

He smiled softly, and peeled the blankets off him. He pulled the covers over her gently but surely. "Is that good?"

Miranda smiled, her eyes already closing. "Yeah."

A few minutes passed, and she shifted her body again. She still couldn't sleep.

She was tired, and looking at their bedside clock, it was already nearing 2 am. She huffed and reached an arm out to Ben.

Oh God, he was so warm.

One of her feet followed suit and touched his calf. She smiled and closed her eyes again, subconsciously moving closer to her man.

After a while, Ben moved and faced her. "Miranda, you're so cold. Like a human ice pack. Damn."

She whined, opening her eyes. "Deal with it. I have a meeting in the morning."

He groaned, and sat up. She looked at him confusedly. She laid on her back, watching him leave the room.

The door opened after two minutes - she knew because her eyes had been glued to the clock.

Ben held a couple of pillows, and Miranda curiously watched him as he piled it between them.

"What are you doing?" She asked.

"Pillow wall. So you can get all the blankets. Okay?" He asked, laying down on the other side of the dubbed 'pillow wall'.

She pouted again, but the blankets around her provided such warmth, and sleep was really calling her name.

Her eyes closed and it took another few minutes of moving back and forth. She was getting annoyed. She just wanted to sleep, goddamn it.

With a huff, she crawled over the 'pillow wall' and put her whole body on top of Ben.

"Oof." Ben let out, and he frowned down at her. His arms went around her, and her head was laid down on his chest. "You okay?"

"Yeah. Can't sleep. Need you." Her words were broken, because sleep was ready to claim her in its hands and comfort seeped into her bones.

She thought Ben was going to complain and push her away but he just chuckled, kissing the top of her head.

He smiled, closing his eyes. He felt a little chill creeping up his legs, but it didn't matter. He was comfortable. "I love you."

Miranda murmured the three words back, pushing her face on his chest. He was so hot, bordering on flaming, but his arms were around her and his breath was on her hair. This was infinitely better.

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from the prompt : "i'm always cold at night & you're always too hot so we build up a little pillow wall so i'd get the blankets but it's 2 am and i still can't sleep because i miss snuggling with you"

hope you liked it!

-jyka💕