Knock Me Out

Chapter 70

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"Babe? Yelle? Babyy, wake up!" Chris whispers close to my ear trying to wake me up.

"No!" I whine.

"Come on babe. Wake up" he whispers again.

"Chris it's three a.m." I say after opening one eye to look at the clock.

"Okay" he says and stops trying.

I turn around and look at him. He's staring at the ceiling with his hands under his head. I thought he just wanted to annoy me, but I doubt that now.

"What's wrong? You okay?" I ask pushing my body up and resting it on my elbows.

"I can't sleep. I need attention" he says turning onto his side to look at me.

He looks so vulnerable. This side of him is one you don't see everyday. If it's attention he wants then fuck my sleep, I'll give him attention.

"I don't think I want to go to D.C. anymore" he says.

"Well why not?" I ask.

"I don't know. I just lost the confidence in doing it... do you want me to go?"

"Honestly no, but I'm sure that when you made the decision you had a valid reason. You knew why you were doing it and I don't want to stand in the way of that. Just try to remember the reasons why you thought it was a good idea" I tell him.

"Will you be okay?"

"It's not about me Chris. It's about what you feel and know is right. Besides everything has been arranged. Just go with what's right and what will have a positive outcome"

"I wanna take you out before I leave" he says taking my hand.

"But you're leaving in eight hours"

"Which means we have plenty of time" he intertwined our fingers.

"Okay. I'd love to go on a date" I smile and kiss his hand.

"Will you take me to the airport?" He asks me.

"I'm not sure I can watch you leave" I answer honestly.

"You know I'm coming back right?"

"Oh, you better come back" I say and he chuckles.

"This is going to be the longest period of time that we'll be away from each other ever since we met"

"I know. That's what makes me anxious"

"I promise I'll call you everyday"

"Okay"

He pulls me closer to him and I lay my head on his chest.

"Yelle?" He says after we stay quiet for some time.

"Right here babe" I answer.

"Are you my girlfriend now?" He asks softly.

Now that's a question I was not expecting even tho I should have. I think it through for a moment while caressing his chest with my hand.

"I... I don't know" I answer eventually. "Am I?"

"I don't wanna be friends with benefits anymore. I want to go all the way with you. I want to be more than that"

I open my mouth to say something, but then I realize that I don't know what to say. A lot of things are rushing through my mind, but I don't know how to put them into words. I move my body closer to him, if that was still possible, and he takes a deep breath as he runs his fingers through my curls.