arranged love

7

Aria's POV:

I was sleeping peacefully when some whimpers woke me up

I groaned and turned around to see grey stirring and whimpering some words in his sleep

He was having a nightmare.

I tried waking him up gently but then I heard it "no..no..no!"

I tried to touch his face but then he took my wrist and tried to twist it

I whimpered in pain but knowing that he wasn't conscious I didn't react to the fact that he was trying to hurt me to protect himself

He was hyperventilating and I could tell that he was barely seeing me

"hey its ok grey it's me sweetheart, it's gonna be ok" i whispered

Then i felt his eyes meeting mine as he let go of my wrist and tried to remove himself off me to sit at the edge of the bed

But i gripped his arm and pulled him to me just as i felt him snaking his arms around my waist and laying his head in the crook of my neck

I didn't want to perturb him so i stayed silent for a moment and got busy drawing soothing patterns on his back and caressing his silky hair

As i didn't realise that there was something wet falling on my shoulders

He was crying

I felt so helpless at the moment and I wanted to reassure him that he's ok but I didn't want to intrude in his life more than I already did

"shh it's okay sweatheart, you're ok, you're ok, let it out"

And that's all it took for him to sob right in my chest as i was shushing and soothing him to calm down

He was scared. I knew it because he'd flinch when i'd get my hands too close to his face

So i  held him close and moved my hand up and down his back without any surprising move

After a while I felt him calm down but continued drawing patterns on his back in case he felt anxious

Suddently he stepped up and sat on the edge of the bed

"I'm sorry you can just go back to sleep and I'll be on the couch"

"what do you mean grey? "

"Listen I don't know what you think about me or about "us" but there's nothing here, you can go back to your own shit but stop trying to dig your nose into my business! We're nothing but an arranged marriage so  if you think that something is gonna happen other than that you're wrong!"

To say I was disappointed was an understatement.

But knowing him since my childhood I knew he only said that to not show any vulnerability

He needed me and I was gonna be here whether he wanted it or not

"I don't fucking care about your shit grey! You fucking had a nightmare and I was there for you, damn it I held you for hours so if you think that that's me sticking my nose up in your business than you're a fucking asshole who doesnt get that some people can actually care about him but you know what?! You're not wrong, I see why no one has stayed there for you and even if I wouldn't mind being like the rest I do fucking care now and It's my reponsability to make sure that you're ok so fucking get your ass back in the bed and be childish all you want but you're staying with me tonight!"

He looked at me like he had just seen a ghost

But he didn't protest, instead he did something that surprised me

He got closer and looked down at his hands then asked

"can you , um hold me?"

I nodded and laid out my hands for him to lay on my boobs as he snaked his arms around my waist and sighed before taking one arm out and starting to move his hand in a circular motion on my stomach

I moved my hands to his hair and tried to sooth him until I felt him breathing evenly and realised that he was asleep

I wonder what the nightmare was about tho.

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Grey's POV

I woke up in the morning laying my head on a very comfortable pillow

Or should I say aria's breasts

She was sleeping soundly in my shirt and boxers and she looked like an angel

Then memories of last night came back and I felt really ashamed to face her

I tried getting up but she pushed me down and put all her body on mine

"five more minutes"

as her legs were tangled with mines and her head was laying in the crook of my neck

Problem is I had something urgent today so I couldn't really stay in bed all day so I replaced my body with a pillow and went to take a shower

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I came to the warehouse where we were supposed to have new recruits joining today coming from everywhere in the world

So of course I had to train them and see if they're enough to fight

I spent two hours there when a random girl came into my office unannounced

-Who the fuck are you?

"Hi im dina, I'm a new recruit but i wanted to introduce myself properly"

"I don't give a fuck who you are woman just go do your job!"

"I could do another type of job though.."

She started approaching me while I looked at her disgustedly

She kept batting her eyelashes at me and then I said "Get the fuck out I'm married!"

"I could pleasure you in so many ways she can't.."

I looked at her like she was a crazy person

Just as I realised that no one other than my dear wife was standing at the door looking at us.