Ready to Love | Seventeen FF

Chapter 5

Jun...

"Sky." I heard a voice in the distance whisper my name.

Please don't leave me...

"Sky wake up." The voice said again.

I love you...

"Sky please." I finally felt a hand lightly shaking my body, causing me to wake up.

"Vernon?" My voice slightly cracked.

"You're crying and whimpering in your sleep. Are you okay?" He said kneeling next to my bed and moving my hair to wipe the tears from my face.

I shook my head at him. I didn't know what to say. I didn't want to tell him about my dreams.

"You don't need to say anything, I just want to make sure you're okay." He softly said.

"I'll be okay." I tried reassuring him. He looked at me with soft eyes for a few seconds, my heart ached lying to him.

"If you're sure, but you can come to me if you need anything okay?" He said and I nodded trying to avoid eye contact.

Vernon left to the kitchen area, and I stayed laying there in my thoughts, still softly crying. If only Minghao were here, I didn't want to be alone.

"Here." Vernon said returning to my bedside with a glass of water after a few minutes.

"Thank you." I said while taking a few drinks of it.

"Try to get some rest okay? It's still late." He said giving me a small smile before getting ready to head back to bed.

"Wait." I softly said grabbing his wrist. "Can you lay with me? I don't want to be alone right now."

He looked at me for a few seconds as if he was having an internal battle. Finally, he nodded. He walked to the other side of my bed and got under the covers. We both laid on our backs, leaving some room between us. It was a little awkward honestly, but since I was in such an emotional state it didn't faze me as much as it should. Minutes passed by and the thoughts kept running through my head. My mind was so busy it kept me from being able to fall asleep. I turned on my side facing Vernon.

"Vernon?" I softly said in case he was sleeping already. I heard him moving and soon he was on his side facing me also.

"Mhm?" He hummed. I paused for a few seconds, working up the courage to ask him what I said next.

"Can you... can you hold me?" I whispered the last part. He was silent but hummed in response. He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me closer to him. I got comfortable in his arms and laid my head against his chest, listening to the sound of his heartbeat. Eventually my eyes started feeling heavier and my breathing was slowing.

"Goodnight, Sky." Vernon said kissing my forehead, letting his lips linger for a second.

Before I could say anything back, I drifted off to sleep.

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I woke up to the sound of both mine and Vernon's phones going off. Once my brain was working, I realized the position we were in. Vernon was laying on his back still hugging me close with both arms, my face was nestled into the crook of his neck with my arms wrapped around his torso, and our legs were intertwined. We definitely would be mistaken for a couple if anyone saw us like this. While I was laying there unsure of what to do, our phones started going crazy again, causing Vernon to also wake up.