Handcuffed

Chapter 2 : The sleeping situation

Chapter 2

Later...  

Riker POV

Tate had officially missed whatever plans she had tonight. And she was mad.

She'd shut off her phone, and she just sat next to me, staring off into nothing. And it made me feel awkward and kind of scared.

Rocky had completely torn apart his bedroom looking for the key. And he still hadn't found it. I don't know how that's possible.

"Um... It's getting late. Maybe we should head upstairs?" I asked.

"Fine."

Tate and I got up, and we went up to my bedroom. On our way there, we stopped at Rocky's bedroom. Rocky was underneath his bed with a flashlight.

"You still can't find it?" I asked.

"Nope..."

I sighed, and walked to my room with Tate.

"So uh... I need to change. Are you fine sleeping in what you're wearing?"

"Yes."

She was in a tank top and leggings, so I figured that was fine. I brought her over to my dresser. I was wearing a short sleeved shirt and skinny jeans. The shirt was fine, but I can't sleep in skinny jeans.

I pulled out a pair of pajama pants, and made Tate turn around. I pulled down my pants, and put on the pj bottoms.

"So uh... Are you cool sleeping in my bed?"

"Not if you're going to be in the bed too."

I sighed.

"Well then what are we supposed to do? Sleep on the floor? If we sleep on the floor, it'll hurt my back," I said, turning to face her.

"I'm not sleeping in the same bed as you. I don't care what we do, but we're not doing that."

I stood there, thinking. I really have no solution to this.

"Ok, what about this? I'll put a pillow between us, ok? Is that fine?"

"I guess," Tate said, rolling her eyes.

We got into my bed, and I smushed a pillow between us. But my bed was small, and with the pillow between us, we were almost falling out of bed.

"Riker?"

"What?"

"This isn't going to work."

I sighed, and pulled the pillow out from between us.

"Then what should we do?" I asked.

"I don't know."

I noticed her tone had changed from annoyed to just plain exhausted. It's been a long day.

"Well what's wrong with just going to sleep?"

"I slept in the same bed as my boyfriend, and I'm never sleeping in the same bed with another boy again, ok!?" She said, defensively.

"Ok. Calm down. I'm not going to make you do anything you're not comfortable with."

"Then what are we supposed to do?"

"Um... Well... I guess we could sleep sitting up on the couch..."

"Ok."

We went back downstairs, and sat down on the couch. Here comes a long night...

Later...

Tate POV

"Tate. Wake up."

My eyes snapped open, and I jumped.

"Whoa. Calm down. It's just me," Riker said, quietly.

"What's going on?"

"I have to pee."

I sighed, and walked with Riker to the bathroom. When he was finished, I used the bathroom too, not wanting to make us get up a second time in the middle of the night. But when we got back to the couch, I wasn't very tired anymore. I was wide awake. And so was Riker.

"Um... Do you maybe want to watch a movie?" Riker asked.

"I guess. There's not much else we can do."

Riker put on a movie for us.

"Um... Do you need to charge your phone or anything?" Riker asked, looking at my phone on the table.

"No. I don't want it on."

"Um... Ok."

I got tired while watching the movie, and I ended up falling asleep.

The next day...

Riker POV

"So uh... Why don't you want to charge your phone?" I asked, breaking the silence.

"Because I don't want to, Riker."

"Aren't you bored?"

"Yeah."

"So... What's the problem?"

"I don't want to turn it on."

"Why?"

"Because I don't, Riker!"

I was so confused.

"Is something wrong?" I asked, quietly.

"Yes."

"What is it?"

"Why should I tell you?"

"Tate, I don't know why you seem so angry with me. I haven't done anything to you. And I only want to help."

"I don't care. I don't trust you."

I didn't know what to do or say. So I just stayed quiet.

"Riker."

I looked over at her.

"I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"For being mad at you. You haven't done anything wrong. And I just have trust issues. It's really hard for me to be around new people. It's nothing that has to do with you. It's just how I am."

"Oh... It's ok. I understand. Thanks for telling me."

She nodded. Ok, now I feel bad. I was annoyed with her, but now I just feel bad.

"Did you want to watch another movie? I think Rocky is still looking for the key."

"Ok."

I put on a movie for us. I think things are going slightly better. I feel like she's not mad at me anymore. She's not having as much of an attitude.

But I'm curious about her phone. Why doesn't she want to charge it? I would be doing a million things on my phone to keep myself busy. But that's just me. I don't know what's going on with her.

But I'm not going to bother her anymore for now. I'm just going to watch the movie.