I had made dinner for me and Leah after training today, we had finished eating and Leah turned on the tv, choosing a film to watch as I put the dirty dishes into the sink. We were both exhausted, this week of training had been intense as we were playing Chelsea in 3 days and Jonas was trying to make us as prepared as possible.
I sat down next to Leah on the sofa, placing my cup of tea on the table in front of us
"What film did you pick?" I asked , as I leaned back on the sofa, Leah immediately scooting into my arms and resting her head on my shoulder.
" I think it's Notting Hill" she says tiredly. I wasn't sure if she would stay awake long enough to watch it
"I love this film" I say as I focus my attention on the tv, mindlessly running my hand up and down Leah's arm.
As the film wore on, I heard little snores leaving Leah's mouth, telling me she had fallen asleep like I had expected her to. I grabbed the blanket that was hanging over the side of the sofa and gently put it over Leah, careful not to wake her as I knew how much she need this sleep. She had been working so hard in training recently and she deserved to get some rest.
As the credits rolled on the film Leah stirred beside me and she let out a yawn.
"Did you have a good nap" I laughed quietly, looking down at her
"Sorry I didn't mean to fall asleep, I should probably go now anyway it's late" she said sitting up and rubbing a hand over her face to try and wake herself up
"Don't be silly le, just stay here, it's too late to drive now and you're clearly tired" i said, following her actions and sitting up next to her. Leah hadn't stayed over at mine yet, we had been dating for a month now and i had only slept at her house a few times but I didn't want her to drive home at this hour especially after she had just woken up and looked as though she was about to fall back to sleep at any moment
"Are you sure?" She asked, her voice still hoarse
"Yeah of course, come on" I said, standing up, putting my hands out for me to pull her up too
We made our way to my room and I gave leah a spare toothbrush to brush her teeth while I brushed mine. I watched her in the mirror as her eyes were basically closing, making me to laugh softly
I gave her some pajamas to sleep in and we both climbed into bed. As soon as I was lying down Leah's head was resting on my chest.
"Night le" I gently said into her hair and I brushed my hand up and down her back lightly
"Night " she let out sleepily
It didn't take long for the snores to start leaving her mouth again and I drifted off into sleep soon after.
I was abruptly woken up by Leah, she had shot up in bed and was breathing heavily. It must've only been a few hours since we went to sleep as it was still dark outside. This had happened before when I stayed at her house. She has told me she regularly had nightmares so I assumed she had just had one. I sat up and placed my hand on her back, trying to soothe her frantic state
"Hey Le, are you okay?" I asked, my voice still groggy, but now slightly concerned
"Nightmare" she got out through ragged breaths
"You're okay, it wasn't real. Do you want to talk about it" I asked as she began to catch her breath, her breathing begging to go back to normal
" no it's okay, I'm sorry for waking you" she said as she took a deep breath
"Hey, don't apologize, come here" I said lying back and gesturing for her to follow my actions, which she did, placing her head back on my chest
I kissed the top of her head and stroked her back trying to soothe her back to sleep. After a few minutes her breathing evened out indicating she had fallen back to sleep. I stayed awake for a little while longer making sure she was okay and wanting to be here if she woke up again. Eventually my eyes began to close and I drifted back to sleep, my arm still firmly wrapped around her waist.
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