safe in my arms | solangelo au | under editing

Chapter ThirtyTwo

WPOV:

Three days later, Nico is let out of hospital. I take him home with me.

"Do you want my bedroom, or will if bring back bad memories?" I ask him. He takes a notepad from his pocket, which he now keeps nearby all the time, and writes in it, before handing it to me.

I'll sleep in there if you'll stay with me.

I look up and see Nico is blushing and looking at his feet.
"Uh... Sure." I cough nervously and blush. Nico smiles slightly and I grin back at him. He's adorable hen he's blushing, his eyes sparkle and his cheeks are tinged pink against his pale skin. It's adorable.

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Nico and I spend the rest of he day watching movies. He sits beside me on the sofa, our fingers entwined. A scary movie comes on and Nico crawls onto my lap, making me blush and smile.

It starts to upset him, so I change the channel, but he stays on my lap. After a while, I switch the TV off. Nico turns around to face me, so he's practically straddling me.

I give him a quick kiss, then feel bad. I feel like I'm taking advantage of him, because I'm kissing him when he can't speak, so he can't protest. I tell Nico this, but he shakes his head.
"But-" he cuts me off with a kiss, and my resolve crumbles.

I love Nico's kisses. His lips are cold, but they warm up when they're pressed again mine.

I open my mouth slightly, and Nico's eyes flicker closed. Mine close as well as Nico's lips part. His arms slip around my neck and one of his hands rests on the back of my neck. I place one of my hand on his back and bring him closer, deepening the kiss.

When we're both out of breath, we pull away and rest our foreheads together.
"I love you." I whisper hesitantly, worried of what Nico will think. He smiles and nods, and my chest grows warm.

I wrap my arms around him and he rests his head between my neck and my shoulder, his breath tickling me.

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Night falls, and I carry Nico into my room. I decide to sleep on the floor, so I'll be here if he needs me, but he shakes his head and pulls me onto the bed. It's a double bed, so there will be plenty of room.
"A-are you sure?" I ask. He rolls his eyes and nods. I practically hear him saying "it's not as if we're gonna do anything." I feel myself blushing, but force myself stop.

Nico and I quickly get changed into our pyjamas. It turns out, Nico sleeps in his underwear. We both blush, and I cough nervously, averting my gaze. We lay down on either side of the bed, and Nico soon falls sleep. We're not close together, in fact, we're not even touching. However, it's still pretty embarrassing.

I soon drift to sleep, but a few hours later I wake up to screaming.