Hard To Love (Professor / Student)

Did You Miss Me?

She stumbles inside and I lock the door behind me. I follow her further into my apartment. Every room she enters an article of clothing is removed. We step into the living room, her shoes fly off. The hallway, whoops there goes her blouse. And finally, her half bare body steps into my bedroom and her pants magically find the hardwood floor. Before I know what is happening she climbs into bed and falls into a deep sleep right in the middle of my king sized mattress. What did I get myself into with this one?

For a few minutes I watch from the doorway as she snores slightly. After changing and grabbing a blanket I make my way back out to the living and lie down on the couch. Halfway through the night I peel myself off of the uncomfortable couch and walk back to my bedroom, push her over to one side and slip under the comforter, falling asleep.

Ness POV
I feel him climb into bed and I slip back into sleep, well actually I don't know. Is this a dream? I roll over in bed and he grabs my arm. "I knew you'd come back to me." He whispers in my ear and chills run down my spine as he laughs that menacing laugh. He grabs my arm tight and I just scream "No! No! Let me go! Stop it! Let me go!" He squeezes harder before letting go.

Mark POV
"No! No! Let me go! Stop it! Let me go!" I hear and my eyes shoot open and scan the room. My eyes land on Ness thrashing around in the bed. Gently I try to coax her awake with a hand on her back. She jumps and her hands swing towards me. "Get off!" She yells

"Ness. Ness, come on wake up. It's just a bad dream."

She sits up fast and looks around the room, my hand is still on her back and she jumps when my hand moves slightly.

"Get off!" She yells jumping out of bed, a terrified look on her face.

"Ness?"

She looks at me with a confused look painted on her face.

"Mark. I uh....I."

My feet hit the floor next to hers and my hands find their way to her shoulders.

"It was just a dream. Are you okay? Do you want to talk about it?"
Her head shakes and she backs up a bit. "I'm uh, I'm ganna get some water." She says before backing out of the bedroom and walks into the kitchen. A few minutes go by and I hear a glass shatter against the floor. My feet hit the hardwood and I run into the kitchen to find Ness standing over the shards of glass, shaking.

"It was so real" She mutters as I reach for her "It was so real." She murmurs again and collapses into my chest. Quickly my arms engulf her tight as she cries into my chest. "It was so real."

"Shh, it's okay. You're safe." I mutter over and over again, holding her close to me. A few minutes go by and she wipes her eyes.

"I'm sorry I woke you up." She says, sniffling and I cup her face in my hands.

"You are the only thing I care about, okay?" I ask and she nods as a few more tears run down her cheeks. I quickly wipe them away and we head back to bed. "Do you want to talk about it?" I ask and she shakes her head, yawning.

"Not right now." She whispers before closing her eyes, her head on my shoulder and her hand on my chest. She dozes off and I run a hand down her back feeling her shiver under my touch.

Morning rolls around and I don't remember dozing off but the sound of the shower wakes me. I reach over to find nothing but the bedsheets next to me. Hopping out of bed, I walk into the kitchen. She will need something to eat when she gets out of the shower, I think to myself as I prepare some eggs and fruit. 30 minutes later and the shower is still running. I poke my head in the bathroom and see her silhouette sitting, crouched in the tub. I open up the shower curtain and scoop her out of the tub with an oversized towel and carry her into my bed; our bed.