What if?

Chapter 25

Thomas woke up to the morning sunlight filtering through the window, illuminating Newt's peaceful face as he slept next to him. Ever since they talked about Newt's nightmares, he slept in Thomas tent. Thomas was in his hamac while Newt, still asleep, was on the pile of blankets on the floor of the tent.

Thomas quietly sat up from his hamac, and moved over to Newt.

He crouched down beside Newt, and gently stroked his hair, as he watched him sleep.

Thomas couldn't help but smile as he looked at Newt.

Even when he was sleeping, he looked so cute and innocent. It made Thomas want to protect him from everything.

Thomas continued to gentle brush Newt's hair with his fingers, feeling the silky strands. He was in no hurry to wake Newt up, he was just happy to watch Newt sleep in peace.

After a while, Thomas got up, and left for breakfast. He didn't wanted to wake his boyfriend so he left him sleeping peacefully.

"Good morning sleepy head." Said Teresa seeing him walk in.

"Morning." he mumbled, still rubbing his eyes with a yawn."You woke up late." noted Thomas with a smile.

Newt mumbled so no one could hear him. "Yeah maybe because someone did not wake me up...""What was that?" Thomas asked, not being able to understand what Newt said.He shook his head. "Nothing."

Thomas chuckled. "Anyway come sit and eat."Newt sat next to Minho, in front of Thomas.

Newt began to eat, still feeling a little sleepy from having woken up just a few minutes ago.Teresa and some others were chattering about something a few tents away, but Newt couldn't quite make out what they were saying.Thomas was quietly watching Newt, a small smile on his lips.

Teresa noticed Thomas, a little jealousy rising, she didn't know if they were just friends. But she liked Thomas and she kinda hoped that they were really just friends.She started talking to Thomas so he could stop looking at Newt, and look at her instead.

Thomas looked at Teresa as she started talking to him, but he found it hard to pay attention to what she was saying.His focus was constantly drawn back to Newt, sitting just across from him.He could see the tiredness on Newt's face, and the way he slowly chewed on his food.

Thomas felt a pang of guilt for not waking Newt up earlier, but he had just looked too peaceful to disturb.He wanted to reach out and touch Newt's hand, but he held himself back, aware that Teresa was sitting right beside him.

He tried to listen to Teresa's conversation, but he couldn't help but steal glances at Newt every now and then. He just couldn't take his eyes off of him.

Teresa seemed to notice Thomas' distractedness, as she started talking louder and more loudly to get his attention.And her effort paid off, as she finally got it.

Thomas's focus shifted towards her, and he tried to pay attention to what she was saying.

Teresa felt a sense of relief as she finally got Thomas' attention, but she also couldn't help but feel a little annoyed at the fact that he had been staring at Newt just a few moments ago.

She wondered what kind of relationship they had, and couldn't help but feel a little bit jealous and suspicious.

She stopped talking for a sec. "Are you guys... dating?" a serious look on her face.Thomas paused before answering her. "Oh uh..." He didn't knew if Newt wanted to tell people. "no were not. Why would you think that?" He tried to be as convincing as he could.