The Ex

The Ex Chapter 4

Chapter 4

It was so unbelievably warm when I wake up. The sun is streaming in through the big windows making it even warmer in here. I was glad that the curtains on the canopy bed were pulled closed but it was still very bright. I open up my eyes and see why I'm so hot. I'm practically laying on top of Chris with one of my legs in between his two and half my upper body is pressed up against his chest. My head is resting on his shoulder with his cheek resting on the top of my head. I try to move away but his arms are wrapped around me so tight I didn't want to wake him. After squirming for a minute trying to get away I realize it is pointless. I look up to see him wide awake staring at me.

"You were awake this whole time. Why didn't you let me up."

"I was enjoying watching you squirm."

"Well can I go now. I have to use the bathroom"

"OK just come back to bed it's still early. Seems like with you laying all over me I got the best night sleep ever."

I get up and run to the bathroom. After doing my business I quickly brush my teeth and run my fingers through my hair. I then realize what I was wearing. I was dressed in little boy shirts and a tank top with no bra both which hugged my frame. It's what I always wore to bed, but it was a little revealing to wear around Chris. Oh well not much I can do about it now. I walk back into the bedroom and lay down on the bed. It was a really comfortable bed with warm cozy blankets, but what made it even better was a hot half naked Chris laying next to me. He just smiles at me, pulls me close again and starts rubbing my back. I decided to be a little brave and give him a quick kiss on the lips before falling back asleep in the comfort of his arms.

A few hours later I wake up again. I guess it was time to get up and get ready for another day on the mountain. We all bought three day lift tickets so we would spend the first half of the trip snowboarding and the second half doing whatever. The clock says it's only 8 am so there wasn't too much of a rush to get up. We usually didn't leave until late morning.

"Good morning Bella"

"Oh, you're awake already too. I'm starving what do you want for breakfast."

He looks at me with smoldering eyes and says,

"You"

"Haha real funny."

"No really Bella, I could lie in bed all day with you. I have a suggestion for you. Or a proposition, proposal however you would like to take it."

"I'm listening.". I was really curious now.

"Now here me out before you shoot me down. Why don't we just be a couple for this week. We're obviously attracted to each other and we're the only single ones. It would make things less awkward and it doesn't have to be serious. We could just have fun without worrying about what they all think."

"So we'd be like pretend boyfriend and girlfriend so we could fool around without anyone questioning it."

"Well if that's what you wanted, I wasn't thinking of it as pretend just as not permanent. You know, so it's less complicated. We don't have to follow the normal rules of dating. Now I'd still like us to stay friends after this so if we can't do it without staying friends we shouldn't."

I thought about his suggestion for a minute. I could tell he was nervous about my response by the way he was looking at me. I liked the idea because it would make things easier but for some reason I was a little sad it was only for this trip. It makes sense because the whole friends with benefit thing never works for lengthy amounts of time and I wanted to stay friends with him. Just in the short day we've been together I realized how close we were and didn't want to lose that again.