Ethereal - a kiani au

fifty two

• Jordan's POV •

I drew small shapes on Will's back with my fingertips as he slept. His arms were wrapped around me and his face was pressed to my chest, our legs tangled together. My heart seemed to swell just looking at him. I tried to ask Will what was wrong once I got him off of the bathroom floor. He shrugged it off with a yawn and told me that we could talk about it more once he got some actual sleep. It's been bothering to know that something is wrong but I know that everything will be okay once we talk about it. I slept on the plane ride here so I wasn't really that tired. But seeing Will's beautiful sleeping face, I decided to drift into unconsciousness next to him.

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When my eyelids fluttered open, Will was already awake and staring at me with a smile, his chin resting on my chest. I lifted my head slightly and placed a soft, slow kiss to his mouth. It ignited my whole body to feel his lips moving with mine again. It was a sloppy, passionate kiss and I never wanted it to end. So when Will pulled away, I placed my fingers under his chin and moved him back to my mouth. I could feel him smile into the kiss and it made me laugh. Soon we were a giggling mess of lovers at 10 in the morning. Will's arms gave me a squeeze and I can't explain how it felt.

"I've missed you so much. I thought I was going to go crazy without you," I said. Will smiled. You would never be able to tell that he was a broken mess lying on the bathroom floor in a puddle of his own tears only a few hours ago. Which reminded me, "why were you in the bathroom this morning?" I asked. Will's smile dropped and he rolled over so that he was lying next to me rather than on top of me. He laced our fingers together in the space between us and took a deep breath.

"I don't know," he said finally. I didn't press for any further information. My eyes just searched his face as I waited for him to continue. "I thought I was going to be alone on my birthday," he said quietly. The ache in his voice made my heart break for him. I reached out and brushed some of his hair from his face and smiled.

"But you're not. I'm here," I said softly.

"There has never been anything I've needed more than this," he answered. We sat in the quiet for a few moments, looking at one another. My eyes traced every feature of his face as the birds chirped away outside.

"You are so beautiful," I said, barely above a whisper. He didn't smile or move at first and I thought that maybe he didn't hear me. I was going to repeat myself when he placed his lips to mine once again. Our lips never seem to part. I guess we just have to make up all the lost time from those few weeks without each other.