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Today is 17th of October. September went by really fast. Time, in general, is passing by way too fast and I need time for my thesis. It feels like I work hours non-stop but the end result is close to zero. I'm stressing out.

I also want more time to spend with Avery. We've been busy, and the time we spend together is not enough for my little heart. An hour with her seems like a minute. I don't even notice the hours passing by. It always takes me by surprise when it's time for her to leave my apartment or for me to leave hers.

I've been spending more time at her place, now that Rose and I are on the same page, but since she has a car, we mostly stay at my place. That, and because I don't have a roommate that gags every time she catches us kissing.

Today is no exception. After speaking with my supervisor about my thesis, and after Avery dropped her little sister at her mom's place, we grabbed dinner from our favorite restaurant and we came to my place to eat it.

We finished dinner and started watching a new show, Imposters, since it seemed good enough and it's the only one none of us started yet.

It's 22h10. We already watched the first episode, and we're half way on the second one.

Usually, around 22h30 she leaves my place, which means that it'll be by the end of the episode.

Realizing this, I shift on my seat and lay my head on her lap, as if doing this will trap her and she won't go home tonight.

She starts running her finger through my hair, as she always does, but I grab her hand to stop her.

-"Don't." I say, not letting go of her hand.

-"Why?" She chuckles.

-"I don't want to fall asleep, and you know damn well that if you do that...I will."

-"Your bed is right there, I can drag you to it if you fall asleep here." She tries to release her hand from mine, but I grip harder.

-"Drag? Don't you mean carry?" I pretend to be insulted.

-"No, I don't, babe. Sorry." She lowers herself and gives a quick peck on my right temple.

I smile at her words, ignoring my thoughts of her dragging me to my bed like I'm a dead body and focusing on the endearment term she just used, for the first time.

-"Okay...babe." A turn my face to her, looking upwards with a wide smile on my face. She snorts and finally releases her hand from mine only to use it to turn my face away.

The episode ends. I'm almost asleep even though Avery didn't play with my hair.

I turn the tv off and roll over so I can look at Avery, still laying my head on her lap. I glance upwards once, but snuggle a little more and close my eyes. Sleep almost taking over me.

-"Do you to stay over tonight?" I say in a sleepy and low voice, but loud enough for her to hear.

Normally, I would have to gather the courage to ask something like this, but I want it so bad that I can't waste time overthinking it. We've been together for more than a month and my confidence has been building up ever since. I don't fear rejection, because I know it in my heart that if she says 'no' she'll have a good reason for it.

-"You want me to stay over?" She asks, uncertain of my question.

-"That's what I just asked." I say with determination. "I already slept at you place once, and you didn't even sleep with me...next to me."

-"I told you. You were drunk. I didn't want you to think I invited you over because I wanted to sleep with you...have sex with you." Although I still have my eyes close, I know for a fact that she's smiling.