Every Part Of Us

43. My boyfriend

"Reid." I poked into his side.

"Mmm." He hummed burying his head into the pillow under him.

I liked sleeping next to him. We'd cuddled all last night curled up on his bed watching a movie. We mostly just talked through the whole thing but I didn't care at all. I just liked being able to spend time with him.

I was relaxed in a way I usually wasn't when I was with him. I liked him, way more than I wanted to admit out loud.

I was falling for him and that was sort of the issue that had me waking up my mind spinning out. It was way too early and I was happy to let Reid sleep but my brain wouldn't turn off and then the more I thought the more I wanted to talk to Reid.

"Reid wake up." I shook his shoulder lightly.

"What time is it?" He mumbled not even opening his eyes.

"Like 6." I answered only to hear him groan in response.

"Come on wake up." I poked at him again.

"Shhh sleep time." He shuffled closer to me wrapping himself around me burying his face into my chest.

God he was just so perfect. I wanted nothing more than to not bother him. I should let him sleep.

I really should.

"I need to tell you something." Instead of poking him I ran my fingers through his curls.

I just wanted to lay here cuddling with him all day. I'd like to imagine forever like this would be perfect.

"After sleep." He whispered.

"I can't sleep." I told him.

He peaked an eye open finally looking at me. He looked tired and part of me was kicking myself for not being able to just lay here and let him sleep. But my brain wouldn't shut up and I knew it would continue to spin out. I just needed to get the words out.

"What's going on?" He asked staring up at me.

"You're not my boyfriend." I blurted out.

The thought had popped into my head about an hour ago and it'd ruined my sleep immediately. I wanted to be Reid's boyfriend. I mean I probably was Reid's boyfriend but we'd never put the label on it. So that could mean that he didn't think we were boyfriends. And if he didn't think we were boyfriends he could decide to be boyfriends with someone else.

"Can we become boyfriends when I'm fully awake." He smiled and I felt all that restlessness go away.

I didn't know why I was letting myself get all worked up. I knew how I felt about Reid and I was confident in Reid's feelings for me. I didn't understand why my brain couldn't just relax for five seconds.

"Can you get fully awake so I can ask you to be my boyfriend?" I questioned.

"I guess I can do that." He rolled off me stretching his arms out as he blinked his eyes fully open.

I just laid there more content than I'd been. I let the last bits of anxiety go as I watched Reid stretch himself awake. It was hard sometimes to look at him. He was just so fucking pretty, even now his face full of sleep and his curls messy and untamed. I didn't even have the words to describe him.

When he finally seemed to be more present he curled against my side with a smile. God I loved having him right there in my arms.

"Hi." He said resting his chin on my chest.

"Do you want to be my boyfriend?" I questioned.

Reid hummed as if thinking about his answer. I did my best not to let my brain take over and spin out like it wanted to.

"Are you going to keep waking me up at 6am every morning?"

"Probably." I joked.

"I guess I can live with that." He leaned up and I didn't hesitate to press my lips against his.

I was falling and I was falling hard. I knew my feelings ran deep and every moment I spent with Reid just made me want to spend more time with him. It was getting harder and harder to know I had to leave to go back home at the end of the weekend.

I didn't like having to miss him the way that I did. Even when we tried to talk as much as we could it didn't feel like enough. I wanted to lay here in his bed kissing him like this forever.

Forever.

That thought was starting to scare me less and less.

"Can I go back to sleep now?" Reid asked once he detached from me.

"Unless you want to keep making out."

I liked kissing Reid. I liked it even more now that I knew he didn't expect me to go further. Sometimes it was still hard for my brain to believe that Reid wanted me and was happy with what I could give him. I wanted to be able to give him everything. I gave him all I could and I just had to trust him that everything I had was enough for him.

"Making out with my boyfriend might outweigh sleep."

"Might?" I teased.

Reid just shook his head with a smile and leaned back in connecting his lips with mine. It was a slow kiss as he moved his lips against mine. His arms wrapped around my waist holding me against him as we kissed.

I liked feeling him against me, feeling his warmth. I felt close to him in a way my whole heart craved. It was this feeling of connection, of touch I wanted. For me the kissing never felt sexual, it just felt like being close to Reid.

I'd had not a second of quiet from my brain since I woke up but now as my fingers threaded through his curls and my body pressed against Reid I heard nothing. The only thing my brain could focus on was him.

It was only Reid.

Only this perfect boy who for some reason agreed to be my boyfriend.

God I think I might be the luckiest person in the world.

A/n:

I've been in my writing era right now. I've been working on some future works and I'm so excited to be able to share them with you all.

Since I'm feeling generous I'll make a little sneak peak announcement. After I write Cass's book I'll be officially done with the crossing lines series. I'm sad but the good news is I'll be starting a new college sports romance series that will all be gay romances. I have three books planned, the first one being a forbidden romance with his girlfriend's older brother, second one being a friends to lovers teammates romance and then the third will be a fake fiancés roadtrip story. I've had these characters in my head and I'm excited for you all to meet them. The next series is going to be super fun and have a lot of found family vibes.

There is so much I've been working on and doing that I wish I could tell you guys about but I'm trying to learn patience.

This is going to be the Friday upload, I won't be able to post on Friday this week because of the holidays so I figured you'd get it early. I will be back to posting on Friday next week unless I get impatient and give you the chapter early again... lol

Hope you enjoyed this chapter!

-Cora Leigh