𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮.. [𝐑𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝟗𝟎𝐬]

15. ʙᴇᴅ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ

Midnight | Home

You rustled awake due to how hot it was in your room. You got up quietly, attempting not to wake up Ray.

Once you successfully left the room without a sound, you made your way towards the kitchen, grabbing a bottle of water and your lighter, and walked towards the balcony.

The balcony was only used by you due to Esme not being an outside person and not really having a use for it, so it was your safe spot to be in your head and just space out when you needed it.

You took a seat on the chair and put in your airpods, shuffling your playlist, and PARTYNEXTDOOR, Break from Toronto came on.

You started vibing while grinding up the weed, preparing it to be rolled. After awhile of grinding, you took rolling paper and started sprinkling the grinded weed onto the sheet.

Once everything was perfect, you sealed it off and admired it for a moment. "This has to be one of my best ones yet." You softly spoke to yourself, looking down at the blunt.

You took your lighter and sparked the blunt, taking a few inhales and exhales back-to-back. After some time, your mind started drifting to past events and what life had become. It honestly made you happy that you had found Ray and your newfound friends.

After some time of listening to your shuffled playlist and taking hits, the sliding door opened, making you turn your head to see who could be interrupting your thoughts.

"Y/N?" The sleepy voice spoke up before you could adjust your eyes to see who it was, but you already knew who it was.

"Ray," you responded, turning your attention back to the view in front of you.

"What are you doing out here so late, mama?" He asked, finally stepping out and closing the sliding door behind him.

"I couldn't sleep, so I just came out here and got lost in the moment," you answered, watching as he took a seat next to you.

"Did I wake you up?" You asked out of curiosity, because Ray doesn't usually wake up in the middle of the night when he's over.

"Nah, the room is just hot as shit, and I didn't see you when I woke up, so I came out here looking for you." He answered, now staring out into the view with me.

"Oh, I think the vents in my room need to be cleaned then, but that's an issue for tomorrow." You responded nonchalantly.

"I'll clean it for you, N/N." He answered.

"Thank you, Ray." You said before changing the song playing in your ear.

"What are you listening to?" He asked. You turned the phone over and showed him that you were listening to Bed Peace by Jhene Aiko ft. Childish Gambino.

"Can I see that?" He asked for the phone, and you handed it to him without questioning what he's doing with your phone.

He then connected the phone to the speaker and put the volume on low, letting the balcony be filled with calming vibes, beautiful scenery, and a couple.

After that, there was nothing but silence between the two of you, like words weren't needed to be used to communicate with each other.

Both of you admired the city lights while being lost in each other's own thoughts, not saying a word, but comfortable with the energy flowing around.

"We should stay right here, we should lay right here, Cause everything is ok right here."

"We should stay here, We should lay right here, Cause everything is ok right here."

The song finished off fading off into the song Take You There by H.E.R

Ray started humming the lyrics, and it sounded like nothing but heavenly to you. You started to scan his features, taking in every aspect of him.

You looked at how defined his jawline was and his eyelashes. and how envious you were of how long and lush they were.

Something about Ray that you loved was his smile. Sometimes he expressed how he didn't like it, but that had to be one of your favorite features about him.

Everything about Ray, you admired. He has become someone that you hold so dearly in your heart. You have never let down your walls for someone so quickly, which makes you wonder: how does Ray do it? He made you feel comfortable enough to be vulnerable around him. It scared you a bit, but you knew it was a huge step to moving forward, especially since past events.

"Can I tell you something for what it's worth? With you heaven is a place on earth, and I will take you there, I'll take you there"

The song played, and Ray was now singing softly out loud. He turned his head, revealing his low eyes.
mixed with tiredness and from being high, singing this part to you, giving you absolute butterflies.

Ray was surprisingly multitalented, and singing was something that checked off of his long list of talents. 'Is there anything he can't do' You stated in your head a bit in awe.

For the next hour, songs filled the balcony, along with soft singing from Ray and occasionally you. Once it hit 3 in the morning, you were ready to go back inside and knock out.

Ray followed behind, plopping back into bed and wrapping his arms around you. Creating a feeling of security and serenity makes it easy to fall asleep.

Next Morning, or should I say Afternoon |

You woke up to sunlight filling your room, not knowing what time it was. As you turned to check your phone, you noticed the emptiness in your bed.

"He must've had to do something," you thought to yourself and picked up your phone, seeing that the time was 2 in the evening.

"Damn, I slept in late." You got up, put on your slippers, and scanned your room, catching a white piece of paper folded nicely with flowers next to them.

"Good morning my pretty girl, I hope you slept well. I have to do something today but I'll be all yours later. Be ready by 8 PM tonight, let's skate ;)

(P.S, I cleaned out the vents for you)

Love, Ray.

You smiled to yourself reading the note in utter happiness that you have such a loving boyfriend. You opened messages and texted him, Thank you for the flowers and for cleaning out the vents.

Author's Note
Short chapter, I know but I wanted to feed the ones who are reading this book. Make sure to vote and comment also! I love reading and responding to the comments

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮... @𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬𝟏𝐯𝐭