Stuck With You

Don't Wake Me Up

Chris' POV

I grabbed Stephanie by the hand as a reflex, I didn't want her to leave. Before I knew it I was pulling her to the bed with me. She gently folded right under my arm and cuddled with me. Her warm body and strawberry scented hair comforted me right to sleep.

I woke up to another nightmare of choking on stage. I woke up frantic. I got up from the bed, I couldn't breathe, I was cold and sweating, I started waking back and fourth in a desperate attempt to calm myself down but I felt myself getting worse. then I tried calming myself down by sitting on the bed, looking out the window to the view, and doing some breathing techniques the doctor taught me. I was about to get up and eat to calm down when I felt pressure on my hand. The girl next to me was holding my hand tight. Stephanie. She didn't give me a concerned look, like she pitied me, or a questioning look that made me feel like a freak. She didn't look at me at all. She just held my hand and pulled me to lay down with her. Then I laid on her chest, only concentrating on her breathing. I was thankful she didn't freak out or ask questions. She just comforted me and I fell right back to sleep.

I squinted at the morning sunlight that was coming into my room. Stephanie was going around my bedroom, in her hotel robe, opening all the curtains. "Look at this view", Sephanie kept saying, "the view is even better in the morning!" I rolled my eyes and tried going back to sleep. It was only 10 in the morning, how was she so awake? She jumped on me (she was annoyed that I still wasnt up) and , "breakfast is almost reaaaaady, come on!" Stephanie grabbed my arm and tried to pull me up. I rolled my eyes again and lazily asked, "What did you make?"

"Get up and find out", she said then walked out with a teasing smile. "YOU'RE ANNOYING", I screamed after. I got up and brushed my teeth. I wondered if last night was a dream. Yesterday she was hard headed and annoying but last night she was so comforting, now she was being annoying again. I convinced myself I never woke up, last night was a dream.

I was hit by the sweet smell of pancakes and maple syrup as soon as I walked out of my room. It smelled like home. "I didn't know you knew how to cook", I said as I walked into the kitchen. "Well now you do", she said without turning around.

I sat in the kitchen watching her cook for a bit. I think that she forgot that I was there because she started dancing to the radio. She continued dancing till my song 'Don't Wake Me Up' came on. I was reminded of the annoying way she woke me this morning  and said, "take notes." She threw me a confused look so I got up and started singing along then she burst out laughing. Apparently she wasn't a fan.

She finished cooking and served two plates. My mouth was watering as I watched her put pancakes, bacon, eggs, and fresh fruit on the plates. I waited for her to give me my food and was surprised when she picked up the two plates and walked out into the hotel hallway. I followed her to the room across the hall where two of my body guards were staying.

"Hey, boys. Breakfast is ready!", she said walking to the living room. Jeff and Tom were sitting at the dinning table looking hungry. "Hey, Harriet. Hey, Chris" ,Jeff and Tom said in unison. They spent a lot of time together so I wasn't surprised they were speaking in unison. I, however, was surprised that they just called Stephanie 'Harriet'. I gave Jeff and Tom a questioning look.

Stephanie opened the curtains and looked back at me to explain, "Ignore them, they've been trying to guess my middle name since this morning. I gave them my card to buy the groceries, since I can't leave the hotel. They saw the first letter of my middle name was an H and were guessing for like 10 minutes straight. I guess they finally just settled on Harriet."

"I still think it's Hilary because...", Jeff started.

"Don't be stupid", Tom interuptted, "if it was something simple, she would just tell us. It has to be something embarrasing like... Hatchet"