Devil's Night

Troubled Angels

Chris POV

I don't know what it was but something inside me compelled me to lean over and kiss him to affirm the connection between us. When I did, I was astounded that he joined in rather than immediately pulling away. In fact he seemed to want more, to take this to a whole new level but obviously he wasn't in the best condition for any further advances.

Pulling away, I heard a slight whimper come from Ricky's throat and I could tell that he didn't want me to stop. I was so caught up in the moments, I didn't even notice that Ash had returned from the cafe downstairs. Hell. I didn't even recall her leaving but she must have been gone for a while.

"Looks like you two are getting along well." She said with a pleased tone while giving a slight smirk.

I looked to the floor with a tiny feeling of embarrassment as I began to blush as I responded.

"Well you could say that. Ricky and I were just.. Um." I was trying so hard to explain but she halted me mid sentence and told me there was no need to continue my failed attempt at justifying myself.

She slipped her phone into her back pocket and slowly got up to leave to her hotel room a few minutes from here.

"I'll be back tomorrow to visit but it's 11 pm and I should be getting to bed." She mumbled and ended with an exhausted yawn.

I gave her a short nod and wished her well as she walked out. As much as I hated to admit it, I knew that I should be getting back to my room as well. But I didn't want to leave Ricky's side and I was still worried about him sleeping alone. He's told me that staff had to rush in to administer mild tranquilizers to get him back into a relaxed state because of some of the horrible flashbacks a few times. They would have to hold him down as they put him under cause he wouldn't go down without a fight. I knew that Ricky was struggling with finding closure in what he did but he would never directly say it to my face, trying to hide it in a way. I can't see why but maybe he thought it was better to do this. However, it was more than clear by now, everyone could see it and I just wished that he'd at least try to talk about it. I think that I might also be able to lower my underlying fear of him. I was still working on comprehending what I saw in his eyes on that dramatic day.

Giving Ricky a gentle kiss on the cheek, I got up from my seat and left the room quietly and headed back to my room a floor above. Sleep tight my beautiful but still troubled angel.