Mialotte Oneshots

Sleepless

Mia always had trouble sleeping; from a young age, she was restless, tossing and turning, waiting for sleep to claim her.
Wanting to escape reality, at least for a while, dreaming about a better life, but even that was her denied.

She tried everything over the years, relaxation exercises, every little trick in the book, but nothing ever helped her, until she met Charlotte and they slept together that night after Mia had found her in that bar.

She didn't even realize she had fallen asleep; she remembers feeling Char's hand gliding into her own, squeezing lightly before Charlotte cuddled a little closer to her, placing her head on Mia's shoulder, holding her arm with her other hand, falling asleep quickly.

While Mia prepares for another sleepless night, but at least she can enjoy holding her sweetheart close, she leans her cheek against Char's head, relishing in the warmth that radiates from her, taking a deep breath, smelling faintly Char's shampoo and the next things she knows is the Sound of Charlotte's alarm waking her up.

She felt good; she felt refreshed and awake; she couldn’t even remember the last time she slept the whole night.

Looking down at Char, who had rolled on top of Mia during the night and who was slowly waking up, she couldn't contain her smile.

Yes, she really found her forever person.

Mia shakes her head, coming back to reality. Sighing because she misses that day and wishes she could travel back home, back into Charlotte's arms, but she still has some things to do.

Whenever she is with Charlotte, she sleeps like a baby, but she is currently far, far away from her girlfriend, and her sleeping is getting worse again; she is exhausted and irritable.

Since the timezones are so different, they can't even Facetime properly, since even hearing Charlotte's voice and knowing that if she opens her eyes, she will be met with matching blue ones staring back at her or at least her sleeping face which she can admire until sleep claims her once again, helps already.

It had been days since they last Facetimed. They at least talked on the phone for a few minutes almost every day, but it wasn't enough for Mia; she was glad that she was about to finish her business and would be sitting on a plane home soon.

Home. Funny how a person can become your home, but Mia isn't about to complain. It's been a long time since she had a home.

When she looks at her phone she sees a text from Char telling her she is at work now and to call her on her break if she can't sleep.

After that, she sent a voice recording with the text: 'I know you like listening to my voice when you can't sleep, so I made you a little something to pass the time until I am on break. I love you <3'

Mia quickly replies, before starting the voice recording; while lying down, she quickly realizes Char recorded herself reading one of Mia's favorite short stories.

Mia falls asleep quickly that night, with a smile on her face, but even with the voice recording, she wakes up the whole time and has trouble falling asleep again; it's just something different than having Char in her arms; she misses her a lot.

A few days later:

Business took a little longer than Mia anticipated, worsening her already bad mood a lot more, but she is finally on the plane back home.

After the plane ride, she gets a taxi to the nursery; her car is parked by Char, and even though she has a key, she doesn't want to be alone anymore. Char is about to finish her shift soon anyway.

So that's why she is sitting in the nursery parking lot right now, scrolling on her phone while waiting for the clock to strike 6 pm.

The moment it turns 6 pm, the doors open right on the dot revealing a happily smiling Charlotte who almost runs to Mia, who stands up and opens her arms for her girlfriend, who comes crashing into her, giggling as Mia lifts her off her feet and spins her around, before she sets her down.