Destiny

Part 10

Later that same night, well, technically very early the next morning, after Stevie had agreed to stay, Lindsey was looking through his drawers for something she could sleep in. Stevie stayed behind in the guest room. Even though Lindsey had been sleeping alone in the master bedroom for a while now, she didn't really want to be there. 

"Is this okay?" Lindsey handed Stevie an old, almost worn out T-shirt of his. He remembered that those used to be her favorite.

"Yes, thank you." Stevie nodded.

"There should be clean towels in the bathroom." Lindsey scratched the back of his neck, his other hand in the back pocket of his jeans. "If you need anything else, don't hesitate."

"Okay, thank you." Stevie repeated, still quite unsure as to why she didn't just call Karen and went home. "So, uh..." She shifted her weight from one foot onto the other, Lindsey was just a step away, looking as awkward as her. There had been only a handful of times when they slept under the same room but not in the same bed. "I'll see you in the morning." 

"Yeah. Goodnight." Lindsey nodded and lingered for a moment longer as if waiting for her to say something else so he would have a reason to stay. 

"Goodnight, Lindsey." Stevie said with a small smile.

Lindsey closed the door to the guest room on his way out and exhaled heavily, feeling as if he had been holding his breath for the longest time. He hadn't exactly planned on asking Stevie to stay the night, it just came out. What interested him, was the fact that it didn't take too much convincing for her to say, yes. 

With Lindsey's T-shirt in hand, Stevie entered the bathroom and began undressing. She inspected various beauty and hygiene products, she was absolutely sure those hadn't been picked out by Lindsey. She opened her small cosmetics bag that she'd taken out of her handbag and looked for a hair band. She then stepped into the shower for a few minutes and once she was done with that, she dried herself off and pulled Lindsey's T-shirt down over her head. Even though it had been washed, Lindsey's scent still slightly lingered and she enjoyed it a little too much.

After checking on Will, Lindsey returned to his bedroom. What a night, he thought, as he took off his clothes and dropped them down right beside the bed. No one was going to scold him for that so why bother? He got into bed and normally, he would have fallen asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow, but not tonight. Over a month ago, he and Stevie weren't even speaking and now she was in his house, in the room across from his. He doubted, he was going to get any sleep at all.

Stevie lay awake, her eyes wide open. What on earth was she doing? Just because her husband-to-be was away, it didn't make it right for her to spend the night at her ex's. At least we're in separate rooms, she thought. Although, she couldn't deny that the temptation was certainly there.

Lindsey couldn't find a comfortable position. He kept twisting and turning until he gave up and sat up, he switched the lamp on the nightstand on. He pushed the covers off and got out of bed to go get a glass of water. As he opened the bedroom door, Stevie walked out of the guest room. They just stared at each other for a minute until Stevie remember that she was wearing not nearly enough clothes as she would have liked in the current situation. Lindsey noticed her trying to tug his T-shirt down to cover herself up as best as she could.

"Don't." Lindsey finally spoke up, taking a step closer. "You don't have to hide from me." 

"What... I, uh..." She didn't even really know what she was going to say. 

Don't do it. Don't fucking do it. "I've always like you the most this way. There's something really sexy about you wearing a piece of my clothes."

Stevie gulped, she didn't notice how he took another step towards her. "Lindsey."

"Yeah?" He asked, but his mind was already made up. 

"I-" Stevie began, but nothing else came out. 

They were inches apart. Lindsey brought a hand up and cupped her cheek, he brushed his thumb over her skin, she closed her eyes and parted her lips. He took that as an invitation to kiss her.