"Just you" he whispered, swallowing as he bobbed his head down, "There's nothing in my head but you" he softly chuckled, making her heart literally stop.
"What ?" the word escaped her lips before she could even think about it. It was barely even a w...
a/n: so sorry for a late update but school is keeping me busy, I'll try to update more! lots of love xxx
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a year later — 2018
Hailey's eyes slowly opened when she felt James moving around in the bed and finally get off the bed.
"James?" she muttered, slowly sitting up.
"Shh, no it's okay, doll. Just stay here" he whispered as he cupped her cheeks with his palms.
"What are you doing?" she whispered, her voice still cracked from sleeping.
"Nothing. I'm just going for a swim. Come on, you need to sleep" he whispered softly as he stroke her hair.
Hailey didn't have the strength to utter a single word and her eyes closed back, her head falling back into her pillow.
But she didn't fall back asleep, she worried too much about James. Lately, he looked like something occupied his mind days and nights. He looked nervous all the time— about what, she didn't know. But she knew something was troubling him and he didn't seem to want to talk about it.
But the last time she had decided to leave him alone about that kind of things, it had almost destroyed them, she would cry herself to sleep, they wouldn't talk to each other anymore. That had been one of the most awful times of her life and she wanted anything but to get back to that.
So she decided to get up and go after him. She dressed herself with a simple black night robe before walking out of the hut. He had said he was going for a swim so she went to the river.
She softly chuckled when she saw him swimming slowly in the river, his head under the water. She watched him for a moment before taking off the robe, letting it fall on the ground. She walked down the small cliff and down to the river.
Unbothered by the coldness of the water, she dove right in. She joined Bucky, who had stopped swimming around by then. She placed a gentle hand on his muscular shoulder and he turned to look at her, offering her a small smile.
"Hey, angel" he said, making her smile.
"Hey, you" she whispered back, "You're okay ?"
He nodded silently, taking her hand that had rested on his shoulder in his hand and brought it to his lips to plant a soft kiss against her fingers. Her heart melted and she stepped closer to him.
"What are you doing here? I thought you were tired tonight" he whispered as she rested her forehead on his chest.
"I was. But I thought that taking a swim with you was much better than sleeping" she said.
He huffed a chuckle, he could hear her smile in her voice. He planted a kiss on her cheek and she pulled away.
He took a deep breath as his eyes traveled across her features. God did she look beautiful in the moonlight. Her eyes searched for something in his eyes, in his soul but couldn't find anything— he was distancing himself from her.
