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summary: when you have a little too much to drink on a night out, colby jumps into caretaker mode.
requested by anonymous.
"which do you like better?" you asked aloud, stepping out into the bedroom wish two dresses in your hands. colby looked up from his phone, eyes flicking back and forth between the options you held in front of him.
"of course i'm going to choose the black one." he laughed. "but i do like that blue one on you." he added.
"mm, the black one is more comfortable though." you said. you were getting ready to go out with some of your girlfriends for a celebration of one of their birthdays.
"well, there you go." colby laughed. you finished getting ready, spritzing on your perfume and sliding into your shoes. you looked up in the mirror and caught colby giving you a once over, pulling his bottom lip into his mouth.
"mmm, dont look at me like that or i wont ever leave." you said to him.
"maybe that was my intention." he said, raising a brow at you. you laughed and rolled you eyes. you finally finished getting ready, said your goodbyes to colby, and made your way downstairs to catch your uber to the restaurant you were having dinner at.
you met up with your friends, made it to your table and the night ensued. dinner, drinks, conversation, and good time were have by all. after dinner, you ended up at a nearby bar for more drinks. as the night continued, you could tell that you were reaching your limit. you'd downed another shot, and it did not sit well with you.
you drunkenly ran to the bathroom, quickly making your way into a stall. you immediately started spewing the contents of your stomach into the toilet.
"you okay in there?" a strange voice called from the neighboring stall.
"yeah," hiccup, "im okay now." you said out of breath. you fumbled around your clutch and pulled out your phone, tapping on colby's contact profile to dial his number.
"hey baby." he said softly when he answered.
"hey. did i wake you?" you asked.
"no, i was up. are you okay? your voice sounds raspy." he asked.
"yeah im fine. but, um, can you come pick me up?" you asked.
"yeah, of course. text me your location." he answered without hesitation. you agreed and hung up, immediately texting him the address of the bar you were at. you took a deep breath and pulled yourself up
from the floor. you stumbled out to the counter and cleaned yourself up before heading out of the bathroom back to your friends.
"hey, are you okay? do we need to call someone to get you home?" they asked.
"im okay. i just called colby to come pick me up." you said, and they all nodded. they got you some water while they waited for colby with you. he text you once he was outside, and you said bye to your friends before you walked out.
as soon as you stepped out into the cool night air, you immediately felt a ton better. colby met you at the door and walked you to his car, helping you get settled into the passenger's seat. he drove slowly back home, as to not upset your stomach or make you feel any worse than you already did.
once you finally got home, colby held a tight grip around your waist as he helped you upstairs and to your room. you stumbled into the bathroom, standing over the toilet, thinking you were about to spew again.
"more?" colby asked as you braced yourself against the counter. before your brain even had a chance to answer, your body answered for you. you crouched down in front of the toilet, colby crouching down next to you. he wrapped your hair around his hand and rubbed your back, consoling you as you threw up.
once you finally finished, you leaned against the wall to catch your breath.
"i'm sorry you have to see me like this." you sighed.
"please, you don't have to apologize." colby said as he helped you stand, wrapping his arms tight around your waist.
"yes i do. because now i feel bad for making you think you were getting any tonight. i was all done up and sexy before i left, and know i looked like hot garbage." you said, resing your head on his chest.
"oh, you're sexy to me all the time." he said, resting his chin on your head. "although, and dont take this the wrong way, but your breath does smell like hot garbage."
"oh, shit. sorry." you said, pulling away from him. you slowly moved to the sink and brushed your teeth, slowly as to not trigger your gag reflex again. once you finished, you walked out into the bedroom to find colby had laid out some sleep clothes for you. you finished changing just as colby walked back into the bedroom.
"alright, here's some aspirin so your head doesn't feel like three bowling balls in the morning." he teased, handing you the medicine and a glass of water. he also handing you a pack of crackers for you to munch on. you ate a couple of the crackers before you finally laid down in bed. colby pressed a soft kiss to your forehead before placing down a wet wash cloth.
"thank you, for everything." you said softly, catching colby's gaze.
"always." he said, kissing you again. you laid as still as possible, as to not jostle your stomach. you felt colby situate in bed next to you, intertwining his fingers with yours as you both started to fall asleep.
you fell asleep almost at quickly as you closed you eyes, and you felt better knowing that colby was there next to you.
