Demons & Angels

16.

16. Cali

Reese

ALL THE TIREDNESS HAD DRAINED FROM MY BODY WHEN I SAW THE sign welcoming us to California a few hours ago.

Prior to him telling me about us entering California I had been exhausted, in and out of sleep.

Em had passed out and Olympia had to. Em is currently curled up into my side as I scrolled through TikTok watching videos. I needed to do something to keep my mind occupied and Em is asleep.

And I can't exactly do him either with Lawson or Olympia here.

A part of me just didn't feel right full on making out with anyone with one of my best friends present. Maybe a stolen kiss here and there. Even with women from school I never took them around Lawson nor Em.

The most we could do is just cuddle which I'm satisfied with. For now, of course.

I looked over at Em who had one of his legs wrapped around mine and an arm around my chest. I had one hand on my phone and my thumb on the screen scrolling and my other arm wrapped around him.

Olympia had woken up about an hour ago and was propped up in Em's bed with his laptop doing schoolwork. She kept her eyes on the screen, but I saw her look over at us every now and then.

I made eye contact with her once when she looked over and she didn't look back over for a solid thirty minutes after being caught.

She had this tendency to flicker her gaze all around and it frequently landed on Em.

Em thinks she's developed a crush on me, but I'd say she's developing one on him. Although I'm not exactly surprised by it.

With the three of us it's obvious how most women react. People think I'm hot, but Em has that specific charm that I lack. I can be smooth with words, but Em is that sweet guy that everyone develops a crush on. Someone you should choose over some douchebag bad boy.

Somehow, someway I had been the one to get him.

Em is mine.

As if he knew I was thinking about him Em began to stir. He let out a tired sigh as his eyes opened and he looked at me.

I smiled at him.

"What time is it?" Em asked.

"Midnight."

Em sighed. He rolled out of my arms and onto his back on the tiny twin sized bed we share.

Em had sacrificed his bed for Olympia to sleep in.

It's been something that neither of us have complained about. In a way I'm happy about it. I always did enjoy another body in my mind regardless of who it may be.

I prefer it being someone I trust though. There were times I'd react very violently to someone being in my bed especially if I don't know them. There are bad memories around waking up to someone in bed with me who didn't belong there.

Em however is someone that belongs in bed with me, someone who I trust to wake up in bed with. Lawson could be another one, but he has his own bed.

In general, I did enjoy the closeness the R.V. has to offer.

Even having Olympia around isn't bad. She doesn't do much that would irritate me. Most of her day is spent in bed with the laptop in her lap or a book in hand. When we stop she tends to go on small walks nearby.

It was something her and Lawson agreed on.

Lawson wasn't fond of the idea of us all splitting up unless absolutely necessary which we didn't ever intend to get into that situation.