🔞I May be Falling in Love // Hwang Hyunjin🔞

🖤Chapter 43🖤

Before I can respond, my father walks off to his bedroom and shuts the door behind him, leaving Felix and me alone in the confined living room.

"I don't have to stay if you don't want me to." Felix can hear my thoughts as I haven't spoken anything yet.

"As Dad said, you should stay since it's far too dangerous outdoors." I remark as we both look out the windows, seeing snow on the ground and winds picking up their pace. It's not that I don't want Felix to stay; I'm just worried about how awkward it will be since we will have barely any space on the bed because I normally sleep in the middle of the bed and Felix is constantly snuggling someone or something. It's adorable to envision him snuggling a cushion, and Syd has told me how many times he's been caught in the 'Felix snuggle.'

"I can sleep on the armchair if you like; it shouldn't be too tough." His kind voice jolts me out of my reverie. Was I flushed?

"That would be too much hassle; just stay in my room; I trust you." I remark boldly as I go off to my room to change into my pyjamas. I search through my luggage for anything baggy or a real sleepwear outfit, because I normally sleep in whatever is underneath my present clothing. I eventually come upon a dark midnight blue pyjama set with a long-sleeved top and matching trousers covered in a polka-dot design. Felix walks into my room as I leave, and I walk into the bathroom, closing the door behind me.

Before I come back out of the restroom, I hear Felix's voice and believe he's talking to my dad, but it's only his voice, so I assume he's on a call.

"Harley, please quit calling me about Audrey. If you really want her back, call her yourself." His voice is audible over the phone.

My face darkens, and I rush back into my bedroom, where Felix had just concluded the conversation. "I don't want him to come back." I disagree.

"He's been phoning me three times a day simply to check up on you, and then he threatens me."

"Threatening? How so?" I query, taking a seat next to Felix on the bed.

"Telling me he'll ruin my life if something occurs between us."

Harley's infantile behaviour makes me roll my eyes. He couldn't possibly destroy Felix's work life since he lives with his boss.

"If Harley did something to you, it would make my life just as horrible." I pull myself beneath the blankets after glancing across at the blonde boy. Felix does the same, and the only sound heard is silence. 'Did I say something stupid?' I overthink and reach over to switch off my bedside table lamp, giving our eyes time to acclimate to the darkness.

"Can I ask you something?" Felix inquires  when the room became too silent.

I move my body to face him, resting on my side, just seeing the silhouette of him as my eyes adjust to the darkness. "Is everything all right?" I question him back.

"Have you ever had feelings for me the way I have for you?" he asks after a little pause. Felix attempted to speak fast, thinking that it would come out indistinct and we could avoid it, but I heard every word.

"Felix, I-I..." I stutter because it's true, I liked Felix, and I believe those sentiments are beginning to return to me now that we've spent a little more time together outside of work. I feel horrible saying yes because I just broke my relationship and would be labelling myself a narcissist for being angry at Harley.

I realise I've been deferring an answer since he's still waiting for me to finish my statement. "I have." I speak slowly and in the past tense. I want to be certain of my emotions for Felix before revealing them, but it's impossible to do so while we're sleeping next to each other, our bodies barely centimetres apart.

My eyes have adapted to the natural moonlight illuminating my bedroom window, and I observe a faint smile spreading across Felix's lips as a result of my comments. "How about right now?" He murmurs, his voice deepening and sending chills down my spine as each syllable becomes more hoarse as he speaks.

"That is too early for me to consider. Ask me the same thing in two months." I mumble back and turn away from him, my gaze drawn to my bedroom door. I can hear shuffling behind me, indicating that Felix is also rolling over. He ended up taking half the blanket with him, which is why I didn't want him sleeping in my bed. Game on.

I remain facing the door but shuffle my body towards Felix, gently grasping as much of the duvet as I can without his knowing before shrugging it back to my side, leaving him without any kind of cover.

"What the hell was that for!" Felix grumbles as he attempts to pull the blanket back, only grabbing a corner.

"You unconsciously started it." I make fun of him. Felix pulls on the covers again and manages to remove them away from me, leaving me in the cold.

We end up playing tug of war back and forth over a stupid blanket. While Felix used all of his strength to pull, I let go entirely, forcing him to collapse to the floor. We both giggle as I help him back onto the bed, where we equally divide the duvet. Evenly.

The room returns to stillness as I turn back to face the entrance, but Felix continues face my way. I hear him shuffling again, but this time he's moving closer to me.

"A-Audrey? Is it okay if I c-cuddle you?" As he stutters his statement, Felix's gruff voice turns all sweet and innocent. I turn around in wonder and grin at him, our bodies gently touching and our faces inches apart.

"Yes." I grin back and place my head on his chest as he slowly puts his arms around my back, gently pulling me to lie on top of him. I totally relax into his touch, as does he. I grin to myself as I notice his breathing become heavier and notice he has fallen asleep; it doesn't take long for me to join him and end up having the deepest sleep in a long time.