Carson's POV
Bzzt. Bzzt. Bzzt. My apartment bell rings. I groan from my place on the couch and trudge to the buttons near the door.
I push the answer button, "Yes?"
"Lost my key, buzz me in!" My best friend pleads through the speaker.
I groan louder than last time but do it anyway. I unlock the door on the way back to the couch. I snuggle into my now cold blanket and shiver from the cold.
The door opens loudly and my bestie walked in with his nice coat on and thick gloves, Starbucks in each hand.
"Hey you!" He says with a smile and kicks the door closed behind him. He holds his hand out at the same time I reached for my drink.
"Thank you," I mumble before I take a big drink of the scalding liquid. I take another one as I feel the warmth move through me.
"So. I talked to your landlord, and," he ignored the glare I sent to him, "he's sending someone to fix the heat, for free, and he's willing to let you out of your contract early so you can move in with me."
I choke on my coffee and he leans over me to past my back. I calm down after a minute.
"Really?" He nods with a smile as he sits by my feet, sipping his hot chocolate. "Thank you so much Matthew!"
"Anytime, hun." He winks with a light laugh.
Since Matthew lives in LA, I very rarely see him. I saw him two months ago when the heat went out and there was a blizzard coming, he had practically forced me to stay with him, and he showed me how spectacular Cali life was. I have to admit, it was pretty amazing. After my heat was fixed though, I stayed in Minnesota. The heater broke again two days ago, and he showed up yesterday to surprise me. And even though it was April, it was still freezing cold.
We sat in silence for a bit, sipping our drinks while many shivering slowly returned.
He stares at me for a moment.
Then he sighs. "Come on."
I gave him a confused look as he stood up.
"Sit up." He orders gently as he sets his drink on the side table.
I do and he proceeds to pick me and my blanket up in one fluid movement.
He then turns and walks to the bedroom to set me underneath the thick duvet covers. He kicks off his shoes and takes off his coat and gloves before crawling in next to me. I turn a little to fit into his open arms, breathing in his cologne on the sleeve of his sweatshirt.
He riffs up and down my back slowly, tying to stop my shivering.
I whisper quietly, "Okay."
"Hm?" He murmurs, leaning his head down a little to hear me better.
"I'll move in with you."
"Yeah?" I could hear the smile in his voice as he moves his cheek to rest on the top of my head.
"Yeah."
"The guys are gonna love to see you."
I scrunched my eyebrows together, "The guys?"
"They moved in early."
"Ah."
We were silent as I listened to his heartbeat.
My breathing slowed with my shivering and in the comfort of his arms, I fell asleep.
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