WHAT ABOUT IT?, jesse lee soffer

♪thirty - four

"I can't sleep." Arielle whispered to him; her head lying on his thigh as he massaged through her curls. "I know." he acknowledged it and spoke to her again in a quiet voice, "What if i tell you a story?" Arielle's eye peaked up in interest as she replied, "About?" "It's about a singer; who searched all his life for his one true love." "Huh, a singer?" she yawned as she continued, "sounds boring." Jesse let out a small laugh as he lowered his body nearer to hers and said, "That's because it is."

Over the next few minutes, silence filled the room. Jesse told tell that she was awake from the sound of her breathing. He moved forward to pull the butterfly blanket that Arielle insisted they would buy when she stopped him. "You're cold." he murmured only to ignored by her. She slowly pulled Jesse on the bed with her as she placed her head on his heart. The one which only beats for her. She laid there; thinking of her past and future. Somehow, whenever she thought of her future she always saw Jesse with her and sometimes that thought only; could make her happy for days.

In her eyes, he was it; her everything.

The reason she would cripple her nose up in disgust just to annoy Jesse. She would on purpose leave a pathway of her socks to retaliate against his clothes. She would steal his clothes just so she could smell him. These little weird things made her fall in love with him even more. Weirdly enough, these things made her realize that he was her soulmate.

Her mom once told her that if you can be yourself with the person and if he supports every decision and if being with them feels like home; he was no doubt the one. Jesse was it.

"I love you Jesse." she whispered as he held onto her hand; placing his lips onto her wrist; a habit of his. She turned her head to see him staring at her with a small smile on his lips. I love you more he mouthed to her as she slowly went back in her position. He pulled her closer to his body; afraid that would just walk up and leave.

"I'm scared." she mumbled; feeling him shift underneath her. 

"I know. I know," he replied, "But if you sleep, you'll feel so much better in the morning."

"What about him?" She spoke in a hushed tone.

"The police are tracking him down and we have security. You have me. I'll fight off the bad guys for you, pretty girl." he mumbled to her; afraid to ruin the harmony of the silent night. She nodded her head in agreement whilst thinking; sleep doesn't sound so bad right now. "You will?" she asked in a low voice. "I will. As long as you need me to." he responded almost immediately, "Just focus on my heartbeat and everything will be alright." The only sound after his words were the sound of Arielle yawning and her breathing becoming slower and slower until it became steady.

There she laid asleep in the arms of the only one who she trusted more than her life.

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you guys are def going to hate me for the next few chapters ;)

but before you do that, let's get to know each other!

- what's your hobby?

- is tea better than coffee? 

- what's your zodiac sign?

- first and latest celebrity crush?

- favorite movie? 

- favorite ice cream flavor? 

- and if you could be a celebrity's child, who would your parents be?

xoxo,

Mar.