Dawn.

Out of the shell

I woke up the next day to find myself sleeping with Justin beneath me. We are both on the couch covered by a blanket. My head on his chest, my body is mainly between his legs and his arms are wrapped around me. Usually with such a light blanket I would have felt so cold, but I am actually warm. His body is emitting heat and a very appealing warmth. I stayed still blinking and trying to realize the situation. His chest is going up and down with each breath he takes and he looked so peaceful, I stared observing him. How did we end up like this? Last thing I remember was us eating pizza and then I went blank. I placed my hand on the free space of the couch next to us so I can push myself up and get off him. His arms were wrapped tightly around me and they felt so heavy.

In a blink of an eye Justin flipped over and now we are laying on our sides. I was now between him and the back of the couch. Now there is no way out of this unless I wake him up. He hugged me even tighter pressing my body to his more. He is treating me as his pillow.

"Ju-Justin" I whispered placing my hand on his chest slightly pushing him away. There is no reply from him. I sighed. Is he a heavy sleeper? Gosh if he is anywhere near Karen's level then I am doomed.

"Justin?" I called him again while tapping on his shoulder. He hummed as a response and now I started to feel like I am suffocating. What time is it anyway? I looked at his face and there was no sign that he would wake up anytime soon. I placed my hand on his face and started to move my fingers around. I chose to tease him until he wakes up. I placed my finger on his lower lip and started to press on it.

His lips moved forming a smile and I immediately removed my finger.

"Feeling tempted?" He whispered smiling while his eyes still closed. I felt the heat creeping on my face and my cheeks were all red. He was awake all this time? "Go ahead, kiss me." He continued and his smile turned into a smirk. I am yet to get used to his morning voice that sends shivers through my spine.

"Get off me, freak" I hissed as I kicked him to push him away. He opened his eyes at once and gasped more air as he fell on the ground. I stood up then stepped on him intentionally as I walked upstairs to the bathroom to get ready.

After thirty minutes I was ready, but Justin seemed to take more time than usual. I decided to go down stairs to search for something to eat. There were eggs remaining from what I bought yesterday so I settled for making omelet. I served two dishes for me and Justin and as I finished Justin came downstairs.

"Oh I thought you are all good for nothing." Justin said as he tasted the omelet.

"This is my line." I replied.

"You know, you can be very ungrateful sometimes" He said casually sitting on the kitchen table stuffing toast in his mouth while his eyes were on me. His gaze felt different.

"I owe you big time and I am willing to pay back so shut up" I said looking away from him as I went to have some water. My throat is so dry and I feel like chugging a gallon of water.

"Oh! At least now you don't deny your state anymore." Justin said. What is his point and why is he so talkative first thing in the morning? I unscrewed a bottle of water and started to drink. I didn't feel like replying to him so I just started to consume all the water in the bottle. All of a sudden I was able to hear my gulps clearly as everything became so quiet in a weird way. Did my omelet kill him? As I turned around to check what's wrong, I bumped into Justin. What the fuck is he doing standing like this right behind me?!

"The heck is wrong with you!" I shouted in surprise. He looked down at me and smirked. His hand moved closer to my face then he held a stray lock of my hair and tucked it behind my ear. A drop of water ran down the corner of my mouth reaching my chin as I remained silent in my place. What is wrong? Why do I feel such intense pressure all of a sudden? He looked down at my face tracing the drop of water thoroughly then cupped my chin and wiped the water off my lips with his thumb.