Feelings about the unknown

Part 6

Sam's POV

I grab my burger and sit on the bed. I take a bite of it and as I chew I begin to look around the room. I see the couch that Colby is going to sleep on and then at the bed I am going to be sleeping on. I feel uneasy being in a bed alone. I swallow my food and look down at my feet.

 "Would you want to sleep in the bed?" I ask Colby while still looking down. "Nah, it's okay dude. I know with your back problems the couch would not be comfortable for you." Colby said as he begins to drink his soda while sitting down at the desk. "I mean, sleep in the bed with me?" my heart skips a beat as I say those words. I can feel my cheeks getting hot.

How embarrassing, me asking my best friend to sleep in bed with me. All because I am scared. I can feel Colby's eyes on me. That makes me feel even more embarrassed. "I mean, yeah, I can. The bed is big enough and it will be more comfortable than the couch." I hear Colby chuckle as he bites into his food again. 

I breathe out feeling relieved that he didn't think it was weird. Also, I am grateful he didn't ask for the reason behind it. Even though I am sure he already knows. He knows so much about me and the reasons why I do some things. It is kind of relieving but also annoying, because I can't hide anything from him. I think about all of this while I continue to eat my food. I grab the remote and turn on the TV to some random channel since they don't have hulu. I begin to watch the Big Bang Theory and get lost in my thoughts and in the show.

Colby's POV

I almost choke on my drink when Sam asked me to sleep in bed with him. I stare at him to make sure he was not just joking around. He never looked at me so I will take it as he was serious. It's a good thing he didn't look at me because I could feel a blush coming onto my face. It is not weird for us to sleep in the same bed. We have done it numerous times, and each time we both were comfortable with it. Just lately it has become slightly difficult for me to be in the same bed as him. I have been having these weird feelings and thoughts that I can't really explain.

I started feeling jealousy towards Sam and Katrina. I felt as if I was being pushed to the side and I will soon be forgotten by them. I wanted Sam all for myself, but that is not fair towards him. So, I decided to distant myself from him and hang out with Brennen a little bit more, but that made things more confusing. I would only want to be with Sam and think about him. 

So when it is time to travel for the channel and to do all the stuff we do together, I get really excited and happy to spend some time with him. Just us two. I shake off these thoughts as I see Sam get up and throw his trash away. I can't finish my burger, so I just put it back in the bag and throw it away as well.

"Are you getting ready for bed?" I ask Sam, seeing him pulling out the blankets. "Yeah, I am going to lay down and see if I can sleep. If I don't try than I may not sleep at all." Sam told me as he takes his shirt off and only wears his sleep shorts. I nod while looking at him, not really processing what he was saying. 

But instead, I begin to study his body. He is very pale and lean. But his legs from what I could see are very muscular. He must've started running again. Cross country was his favorite sport in Highschool and he did say, that was the only time he felt like he could achieve anything. "Are you going to come to bed soon?" I heard Sam say and noticing I was still staring in his direction.