Tiny Racer

Chapter 22

"If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?" He asked.

"That's easy, Mexico, Brazil, or the Dominican Republic, the Canary Islands are up there too. Mexico and the DR are 1 and 2 though. Anywhere I can find a library and a garage, really. How about you?"

"Mexico sounds like fun, the DR, too. Puerto Rico is high on my list, Cuba, I like beaches so anywhere with a beach and a garage."

"Okay, updated requirement list for retirement, a beach, a library, and a garage. That's not too much to ask for." I smiled.

"Not at all." He laughed.

"Shit, it's past 4am." I said, looking at my clock and yawning.

"To bed with you." Dom said, picking me up bridal style.

"Dom!" I shrieked.

"Come on, you weigh like a buck twenty wet." He chuckled, tossing me up a little.

I wrapped my arms around his neck tightly and when I looked at him he was smirking.

"You ass!"

"Got your arms around me." He smiled, kissing the top of my head.

"All you had to do was ask." I yawned again, laying my head on his shoulder.

"This was more fun."

"Ass."

"Let me get you to bed." He chuckled.

He carried me to my room and dropped me softly on my bed. We just looked at each other for a second and he smiled at me, his thumb caressing my cheek. As he turned to leave, I grabbed his hand to stop him.

"Stay."

"Tiny, I don't want you to think ..."

"I asked you to stay. I'm in the mood for a human sized snuggle buddy." I smiled.

"I'm okay with that." He said, pulling his shirt off and laying down.

He wrapped his arm around me and pulled me closer, so I moved one leg over his and threw my arm over his stomach. Dom looked down at me and smiled. It was something in his eyes, peace, happiness, something, I don't know what it was but it dug deep into my heart.

"Thank you for staying." I whispered, smiling back at him.

"Thank you for asking me to stay."

"You know, just in case the monsters try to get me." I said, getting comfortable again.

"You're such a nerd." He chuckled. "The monsters would have to go through me to get to you. No one's getting to you, Tiny." He said and I don't think I've ever felt safer.

"Good night, Dom."

"Good night, babe."

I caught that but didn't reply, snuggling up to him. I placed a kiss to his shoulder and he sighed softly, wrapping his arm around my waist. Tomorrow we go on our date and I'm low key super excited. My brother not so much.

We slept well together, which is a very telling detail in any possible relationship. The sleepover phase is important cause babe, if your chainsaw keeps me up at night, we got problems. I noticed when I woke up that we weren't wrapped around each other, that's unrealistic and uncomfortable, but our fingers were almost laced together. As if at some point they were and we just barely pulled them apart. We were close but not all up in each other's personal space either. It was good. That made me happy.

I pulled my hand away and turned to lay on my side, shrieking when Dom suddenly wrapped his arm around me. He pulled me back so that my back was pressed tight against his chest and kissed my neck.