if only. (chris sturniolo)

part five - jealous?

i woke up with chris missing from the room and the smell of bacon coming from downstairs. i got up and showered, throwing on one of chris' hoodies and some jean shorts. i walked downstairs and saw matt and nick eating, and chris cooking. i walked over to him and snaked my arms around his waist, hugging him from behind.
"morning sleepyhead" chris says, making me a plate.
"goodmorning pretty" i said, grabbing the plate and thanking him. i sat next to nick and began eating, and chris made himself a plate and sat next to me. i ruffled his hair and he smiled at me. nick and matt finished eating and washed their dishes before returning to their rooms, and now it was just me and chris. i was watching tiktok with my airpods in, and he grabbed one and put it in his ear, watching with me. he leaned his head on my shoulder and watched my phone closely. a ship edit of me and matt came on my fyp. i liked it because it was a fan , and laughed thinking it was funny. matt's like a brother to me, i think it's hilarious when people ship us. chris abruptly got up and set my airpod down, walking upstairs and into his room.
what was that about?
i shut off my phone and walked up to chris' room, knocking on the door. there was no reply.
"can i come in?" i asked, and i heard him say
"ok" from the other side of the door. i took that as a yes and walked in, shutting the door behind me.
"is everything okay chris?" i asked, sitting next to where he was sitting on the bed. he just nodded without taking his eyes off the floor. i lifted his face with my chin, forcing eye contact.
"you can tell me the truth chris. what's wrong? i just wanna help" i said, moving my hand from his face and placing it on top of his hand. he sighed, and laid backwards in his bed.
"it's nothing lynn" he said, pulling me down with him and hugging me tightly. i hugged him back, cuddling into him.
"you know you can tell me anything, right?" i said, softly scratching his arm back and forth.
"i know." he said, playing with my hair gently.

time skip!!

i had been in matt's room watching a movie, because me and matt have movie nights every once and a while. it's tradition, and it's really fun. we usually watch scary movies, but today we decided on enola holmes, because it looked interesting. we had finished the movie and our popcorn, and the movie was great. it was getting late now, and matt was practically falling asleep.
"i'm gonna go lay down now, goodnight matt" i said, taking the popcorn bowl.
"goodnight eve" he replied, cuddling up to his blanket. i walked out of his room and put the bowl in the sink, before walking towards chris' room. i knocked on the door, and heard a "come in" from the other side, so i did. i shut the door behind me and walked over to the bed, laying next to chris.
"hey lynn, how was the movie?" he asked, turning over on his side to face me. i was on my side facing him.
"it was so good, we should watch it together sometime" i asked, smiling.
"sounds like a plan to me" he replied, smiling back at me. he grabbed my hand and interlocked our fingers, before closing his eyes. he rubbed the back of my hand with his thumb. i closed my eyes and began to drift off. eventually i fell asleep, with chris still holding my hand.

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