Roadtrip Oneshots

Jacklyn, Empty Bed Syndrome

Brooklyn

Even though we had separate beds, it wasn't uncommon for Jack to climb in during the night.

We'd just talk in to the ungodly hours of the morning, before either Jack or myself (more often than not Jack) would drift off, me hearing his soft snores and even breathing. Knowing he was there always calmed me down, and not long after I would join him in my slumber.

Yet a majority of the time, I wouldn't wake up alone. I'd wake up to an arm slung around my waist, and legs tangled between my own. I knew who it would be before I even looked. Instead, I gently turned around and burrowed myself into his arms, resting my head in such a way that I could hear his heart beating steadily.
It was enough for me to drift off again.

Then I'd wake up to a gentle caress on my cheek, and lazily open my eyes and smile up at Jack, humming as he whispered his good morning into my ear. I'd press my lips against his softly, before laying back down again, but both of us wide awake now. He'd trace shapes on my arms, while I drew random things on his chest. We talked about everything and every thing, only getting up when Rye pounded on our door.

But there were also times when we were apart, for instance Jack home in Ireland, or me at home in Essex. At these times, the both of us would struggle to sleep straight away, not at least until after midnight, so we texted eachother, or facetimed eachother until one of us would fall asleep.

The boys always made fun of us for it, but we knew that, secretly, they found it quite endearing. We knew this because we overheard Mikey and Andy talking about us, yet we hadn't let on that we knew.

There would be weeks that Jack's bed would be untouched for days, yet there were some days that I wouldn't wake up beside him.

The times where I was the only one away... They were interesting. As usual, Jack and I would call eachother whenever we could, and he would always complain about not being able to sleep when I was away. I was the same, but not as bad. I found it difficult it get comfy by myself, but once I had done, sleep was easy.
For Jack it was different. He would sleep until the early hours, and he would still wake up briefly every hour or so.
I knew because he told me.

The first time this happened, I woke up to find a tweet from Rye.
I'd smile as I saw Jack fast asleep beside Rye, not even caring that they were sharing a bed. I trusted Rye, and I trusted Jack.
It read: Brooklyn please get your boyfriend off of me.

I would laugh every time. Throughout the few days he would rotate between Mikey, Andy and Rye, knowing that I didn't mind. I was always just grateful that he was sleeping.
Andy's would be along the lines of: Who's that? He's nicked by blanket too! Brook... Your boyfriend's mean.
Whereas Mikey's would be kinder: Look who showed up in my bed this morning.

Andy and Rye liked to poke fun, even though they understood the situation. Mikey, on the other hand, couldn't care less, and he never poked too much fun about it. He was the devious one, often being the culprit of some nasty selfies of a sleeping Jack, or a video of him talking in his sleep while Mikey lay laughing beside him.

I saved every single one of these photos and videos, to Jack's annoyance. He never properly complained though, seeing as he had a collection of photos of me on his phone.

That first night back together though, without fail, we would both sleep like logs until the late afternoon, curled up together with content smiles on our faces.
How do I know this?

Thankyou Rye, for tweeting more pictures of us asleep.
Aren't they such cuties? Only three days apart from eachother, but Jack couldn't sleep by himself. That means I won't be his pillow for another couple of weeks at least!- Rye

Upon seeing these pictures Jack would chase after Rye and tackle him to the floor, hitting him with a pillow, but both of them were smiling.

But Jack could never sleep by himself for long, and I never minded waking up beside him.

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Hey, sorry for the short update again. I'll try and post a really long one soon to make up for the few short ones I've been giving you.
I should be posting the first chapter of my Rykey story in the next few days, or maybe later in the week- it depends how much of it I get done in the next few days, hopefully the first few chapters!
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