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Teddy Bear

I laid in Max's guest bedroom, staring up at the ceiling. I was tired, but every time I tried to fall asleep I would toss and turn, only making me stay awake longer. I was nineteen and still had the problem of sleeping alone, in my own bed I had stuffies piled up to make me feel less alone--but here I only had the two pillows and the sheets. Childish, I know, and I hated it. I sat upright, fidgeting with the blanket. In the darkness I saw the door creak open, and a head pop in "You asleep?" asked Ross' soft, sleepy voice. "If I sleep sitting upright, then yeah, I guess I am" "Wow you can sleep talk too?" the sarcasm in his voice lifted my mood, I chuckled, smiling tiredly at him. "You okay? I just came in to say 'goodnight' because everyone else is asleep" "Insomnia, if you can call it that, is hitting me" he tiptoed inside my room, shutting the door behind him. The moonlight seeping through the window framed him perfectly, everything around me felt like a dream--but maybe that was just how tired I was. "You have insomnia?" Ross sat at the edge of my bed "Not exactly" I debated telling him, deciding in the end that Ross was too much of a sweetheart to crack down on me for this. I could handle any teasing to come from this, it was oddly funny in the longrun. "Ever since I was little I've always had this problem with sleeping alone, like, at home I have all these plushies that keep me from feeling alone--I should've thought this through more before agreeing to spend the night here" I explained "You can laugh if you want". Ross stifled a chuckle "I get it" I laughed along with him, to relieve the tension that was growing in the air. Suddenly, Ross crept up to the head of the bed and slid underneath the covers with me, taken aback I felt a blush erupt onto my face "Y-You don't have to do that, I'll just borrow a pillow to hold onto or something". Shaking his head he gazed up at me "It's fine, I'd feel bad if you didn't get any sleep tonight" I didn't know if I could get sleep, my heart was beating out of my chest. Sinking down to his level I faced him, smiling awkwardly as I avoided eye contact. "I think it's kinda cute" he admitted abruptly "W-What?" "It's cute you can't sleep alone" I could in the pale moonlight that shone on his face that he, too, was blushing. Impulsively I scooted forward, burying my head in his soft chest. I could hear his heart beat in my ear, a soft thumping that lulled me into drowsiness. Ross wrapped a protective arm around me, pulling me closer, I felt him rest his head atop of mine. I scoffed quietly "You're like a giant teddy bear" I stated, nuzzling into his soft chest "Is that a good thing?" "I love it" my voice drained of its energy as I nodded off to sleep. Waking up the next morning had never been so hard. Being wrapped in the cuddly warmth of Ross' strong arms and pressed against his chest was far better than anything a stuffie could substitute for.