(#1) My Survey Dude

*60 / incredibly warm

| willow's house @ 8:37p.m. |

I involuntarily open my eyes, yawning in the process. I wake up to the bright light of the living room blinding me. I have to squint in order to see.

"Willow, I'm home."

It's mum.

"Hmm." I yawn for the second time. "Oh, when did you come home?"

"Willow! What's he doing here at this time?" Mum gestures to a fast asleep Reese.

Oh God.

My feet are in his lap, incredibly warm. He's got one arm around the back of the sofa whilst the other is resting on my ankle. His mouth set in a straight line.

He's completely out of it.

"Mum...it's okay. We didn't, uh, do anything." I reassure her.

She's never had the chance to be strict with me about boys because she's never needed to. It's usually just the occasional date and that's it. I hope it's different with Reese.

In the background Captain America: The Winter Soldier is still on. It seems like we made it through the first part but passed out by the second.

My eyes keep flickering over to Reese's sleeping figure. He looks so peaceful that it's hard not to sit and watch him for a couple of minutes.

"I'll have take your word for it." She grins then and I know she's enjoying this.

"Mum." I roll my eyes.

"Did you have fun?" She continues.

"Loads." I say sarcastically even though for the most part, I did had fun. "What time is it?"

"Nearly nine." He's been here for over four hours. "I'll leave you to it, I know you're a sensible girl...I'm knackered so I'm going to bed."

"Night."

As soon as Mum leaves the living room, my eyes switch back to Reese and I know for a fact that he isn't sleeping anymore because who in their right mind sleeps with a huge smirk on their face?

His eyes flash open.

They are very blue.

"Hey," he says, clearing his throat.

"Hi...when did you wake up?"

"About twenty minutes ago."

"So you've been pretending to sleep?"

"I'm surprised your mum didn't kick me out." He laughs. "And yes, I heard your conversation with her. It was highly entertaining."

I shake my head, too tired to say anything.

I close my eyes briefly and feel Reese's fingers on my feet.

"Do you have a foot obsession or something?" I say with closed eyes.

"Or something." I can hear the smile in his voice.

"I hope today took your mind off...things." I say, mostly referring to his mum.

"It did. Thank you for that."

"..."

"We didn't finish the movie."

"Hmm."

"I should get going, babe."

Babe. Babe. Babe. Babe. Babe. Babe.

If only I could hear him say that everyday.

"Yeah." I whisper.

"Zack might think I've died in a hole or something."

My mind begins to clear. I'm so tired.

"I'll let myself out."

I feel him get up. He picks up my feet and lays them down on the sofa, where he was sitting previously.

I feel him hover over me. He touches my cheek. And then the corner of my lips.

"Goodnight, love."

And then lips touch my forehead and the feeling burns through my entire body until he's gone and I'm cold again.

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