Decoding You *Watty Awards 2012*

Chapter 8

I wake up to someone jumping on my legs, "Izzy what the?"

She grins and I watch her crawl over, "Ryder!!"

He sits up, "Huh? What's wrong?"

I hear a giggle and notice Rosie sitting next to him, "You two were holding each other."

I frown and realize how close we are to each other in the bed I wipe at my eyes while Ryder asks, "What time is it?"

"Nine," they both grin.

I groan, "Go wake up Abigail and Sammi and then come get us okay?"

They both nod and run off.

Ryder grins, "That's another twenty minutes of sleep."

I nod, "I know."

I curl back into the covers and he chuckles, "Comfy?"

I nod, "Very. And very sleepy."

He starts rubbing my back and after minute says, "How you feelin'?"

I sigh, "Nauseas and my head is swimming."

He nods and frowns biting his lip, "Do you wanna talk about last night?"

I swallow and bury my face in my pillow, "Not particulary."

He nods and then sighs, "I think you should."

I frown, "Why so you can tell Trace and Bryson what I said?"

He shakes his head, "I wouldn't do that."

"How am I suppose to believe that?"

He sighs, "Because I have two little sisters and I wouldn't let anything happen to them. I wouldn't want some guy prying information out of them to bring back to his friends. So I wouldn't do that to you."

I sit up a little and rest my head on my hand, "It was stuff that happened a long time ago. And as much as I regret it I can't take it back."

"I understand. Now come here," he says pulling me to him with a slight smile on his face, "I prefer the way we were sleeping before."

I wrap my arms around his waist and lay my head on his chest as I murmur, "Me too."

***Ryder***

When I wake up from the sound of the bedroom door I bury my face into Rory's hair. She laughs softly into my chest and I move in closer. I wanted to be as close as possible.

Someone sits on my legs and someone climbs on my pillow.

"But they look so sleepy," I hear Izzy whine.

Rosie giggles, "I know. They look like my mommy and daddy in the morning."

"You two wake them up after I get a picture," I hear Sammi say.

I sit up and Izzy and Rosie squeal, "Nice try," I growl.

Rory whines, "Why am I getting woken up again?"

Sammi laughs, "It's your own fault for drinking last night."

"Yeah it wasn't fun getting you in the shower," Abigail says.

Rory sits up and says, "Wait who put me in the shower? How do I not remember that?!"

I grip her waist and pull her into my lap, "Don't worry they did it while I went to talk to your step-dad."

She relaxes a little and pulls the covers back up, "Is there coffee in the house?"

Abigail nods, "Yeah. Mrs. Millington woke up. I was already in the kitchen."