HEATHER | r.bowen✔️

HEATHER| chapter 15

"Ricky!" The blonde laughs, moving over the bed to try (and failing) to get away from his fingers which are currently going over her very ticklish waist.

Ricky grins, liking to hear her laugh, he has been doing that for a while, trying to make her laugh seeing he loves the sound.

When he finally stops he falls next to her,  his head hitting the pillow as he can hear Taylor trying to take deep breaths because of the lack of oxygen she got.

Taylor rolls on her side, but apparently she didn't realize how close they were laying seeing she turns right into his side.

"Sorry." She mumbles softly, already moving back a bit, however Ricky is quick to wrap his arm around her and pull her back against his body.

"What?" He smiles as he sees her face. "It's not like we never cuddled before. And I just happen to be in a cuddle-mood right now."

"You're always in a cuddle-mood." She points out, gently laying her head down on his chest.

"Not always." He denies, which practically is the truth, you wouldn't find him pull Gina or Ashlyn back into his arms, but Taylor? Yeah, without a doubt.

"Remember all the times you climbed trough my window just for me to wake up with you in my bed?" She raises an eyebrow as she tills her head to look at him.

"You give good cuddles."

Her cheeks heat up from the compliment he gave her. "Whatever. Are you actually sleeping in your own bed tonight or should I tell mom you're having dinner here?"

He pretends to think about it, even though he already knows the answer. "What are we eating for dinner?"

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"Ricky! Stop stealing the blanket!" Taylor complains as the warmth of her covers is being pulled away from her once again.

Ricky groans as he is woken up from his sleep again. "This why I always cuddle into you."

She huffs but finally turns around and moves closer to him, he lifts his arm for her and the girl settles on his chest, instantly pulling the blankets closer to her.

"I don't even know why you refused to cuddle with me in the first place." Ricky drops his arm back down, placing it on her waist to hold her closer.

"Because you refuse to let go of me in the morning." She answers.

He purses his lips, because that is the truth. He most of the time isn't even aware when he does it, still too sleepy to notice his arms tightening around her once she makes a move to get away.

"It's not my fault you want to get out of bed early." He decides on saying instead.

"9 is not early." She tells him.

"It is for me."

"I'm aware. You refuse to get out of bed before 10:30." She mumbles into his chest, feelimg her body grow tired once again.

"It's weekend!" He exclaims. "It's a crime to not sleep in."

She giggles as she lightly shakes her head. "Let's just go to sleep, okay?"

He hums. "Yeah, good night Tay."

"Night, Ricky." She closes her eyes, ready to let sleep fully take over her body.

However her eyes open and she is instantly wide awake as she feels an kiss being pressed on her head.

She looks up at Ricky who appears to be fast asleep now.

Her face heats up as she cuddles herself closer into his chest. Cuddles and hugs? Yeah those happened pretty often.

Kisses, no matter where? Never happened. And she isn't sure what to think about it.

Sure it wasn't on her lips, but it still was a kiss. He kissed her forehead, and suddenly she feels very awkward in his arms as all her feelings for him hit her at once.

She closes her eyes in hopes go calm herself down, instead her sense of touch is activated more then ever and she can feel the weight of his arm on her waist a little too good.

Her eyes instantly open again, and she lets out a sigh.

She feels like that 13 year old girl again when she first realized she had a crush on him an practically was fangirling over him for a while.

She looks down at his arm before she grabs it and moves it off her, carefull to not wake him up.

Just when she thought she succeeded his arm is back on her waist and Ricky moves a bit under her. "I refuse to believe it is past 10:30."

She shakes her head. "It's not. I uh- need to use the bathroom."

Knowing Ricky he will be asleep when she gets back and she can keep a distance between them to make sure she won't freak herself out even more.

He mutters something she can't understand but removes his arm from her.

In the bathroom she spends minutes to make her red face go back to normal and calm herself down before making her way into the bed.

Like she suspected he is asleep and she keeps a distance between her and his body, she barely is covered by the blankets now but that thought is long forgotten as she cuddles into her pillow instead.

When she finally falled asleep and was in a deep sleep Ricky had woken up, he turned around once he realized the girl wasn't in his arms to find her back facing him. He had moved closer, covering her with the blanket before moving so his chest is against her back.

With a satisfied smile and new feelings in his chest he also falls asleep.