Bluejean Baby | austin butler

ten

Hallie Jane

I was finally back home from the hospital, and I was trying to convince Austin I could still go on the New York trip in a couple day but he wasn't budging. "Austin i'm fine. They wouldn't have let me out of the hospital if I wasn't." I said. "I don't want you to overdo it. If you do go you're gonna be banned from leaving the room." He said. "No. That's not fair." I begged. "I just don't want you to get hurt again. That was scary for both of us. I think Sarah's pretty traumatized also." He said. "She definitely is which is why it would be so nice to see her and let her know that i'm okay!" I argued. "Okay you're too good at trying to get your way." He said smiling. "I know!" I said.

I walked to the kitchen and got myself something to drink. "You want anything to drink?" I asked. "Uh, are we in for the night?" He asked. "Yeah, I think so." I said. "Can you make me a cocktail? One of those good ones you always make." He said. "I guess so." I joked.

I fixed his drink for him and delivered it to him on the couch, "Thank you love." He said. "Anything for you." I said. I cuddled up next to him on the couch before finally leaving my head into his lap. We watched jimmy fallon, and any other late night show that came on, until I fell asleep in his nap while he played with my hair. Everything he did made me feel so safe. "Baby, come to bed." I heard what felt like 5 minutes later. I woke up and realized it was past midnight. "Do I have to?" I asked. "Yes, this couch isn't comfy for either one of us." He said. He took my hands and pulled me off the couch, and we walked back to my room. It was so nice to be living along honestly. Me and Austin had the place to ourselves every night, whether I was at his house or mine, but my lease was up in a couple months and I wasn't sure what I wanted to do. Did I want to get a house? Did I want to get an apartment on the other side of town where I did more things? Did I wanna open up the can of worms that was asking Austin if we wanted to move in? Is it too soon? When do you even bring that up? Do I wanna move somewhere else? No I couldn't leave Austin here.

We stood in the bathroom and brushed our teeth. "You okay?" He asked me. "Yeah. Just thinking about what I wanna do when my lease is up." I said. "When is that?" He asked. "like 2 months." I said. "What are your options?" He asked. "I don't really have any. I'm trying to weigh all the possibilities but normally I would
make the decision with Sarah and I can't do that anymore." I said. "You'll figure it out. You always do." He said, kissing my forehead, and walking to the bed. We climbed in and cuddled up. I had a huge scar looking thing on the top of my leg, and it was sore now, so sometimes sleeping was hard for me. "You comfy?" He asked, looking down at me as I adjusted myself. "Yes. Are you?" I asked. "I am." He said. "Goodnight I love you." I said. "Goodnight. I love you too." He said.

Within a few minutes his soft snores were filling the air and I was seconds away from passing out myself.

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I rolled over to an empty bed, completely forgetting that Austin left early for filming. I went to the bathroom and got myself ready for the day. I was supposed to go into the office today finally. I feel like it's been months since I went into the office. Well most of my work can be done online anyways but I was supposed to chat about more press about upcoming works between me and some other associates. I put some makeup on and picked out an outfit, before grabbing my purse and heading out the door. I pulled out my phone and texted Austin.

Headed out for work. I hope you have a good day! I will see you later. I love you 💗

Austin❤️
Have a good day! Don't overdo it! I love you too!

I drove to the office and parked in one of the parallel spots outside. I quickly collected my things from the front seat and walked into the building. I was greeted by the receptionist and I gave a small smile before walking to my office and sitting down. I got my notes together for the meeting and then walked to the conference room down the hall. I sat down at the end of the table and smiled as each person walked into the room. I didn't really know many people here anymore since i've been working from home for so long. I just kept my distance and did what I needed to do and then went back to my little bubble that I called home.