𝑆𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝐵𝑦 𝐻𝑖𝑚

|5| Guns Kill

A/N: If there are any spelling errors or missing words, please let me know in the comments so I can fix it.
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✧⚫︎Natalie's POV⚫︎✧

I wake up when the morning sun hits my face, going to sit up but realizes I'm restrained. I rub my eyes, opening them and looking down at Cole beneath me, following his arms and realizing his arm is what's restraining me. I lay back down on his chest, and the memories of last night come flooding back. I shiver from remembering my nightmare and look up at Cole. He snores softly, and I watch his neck pulse with a steady pace.

I sigh to myself, and I snuggle closer to him. 'He's so warm..' I close my eyes, listening to his heartbeat. But it doesn't last long because I hear his phone go off in the other room. I look at him again, watching him sleep peacefully. I don't want to wake him up, but what if it's an important call? I swallow hard and sit up, his arm tensing as his grip tightens around me. I bite my lip and nudge him gently.

"Cole.." He budges at the slightest but stays asleep.

I tried nudging him again.

"Cole..? Your phone was going off.." I say to him, nudging him as I do.

After a few minutes of me nudging and talking to Cole and him grunting and groaning, he opens his eyes.

"Hm?" He rubs his eyes and yawns, propping himself on his arms.

"Sorry for waking you up..your phone was going off and I wasn't sure if it was important or not..." I say quietly to him.

He nods and sits up all the way, his warmth leaving my body. He yawns again and rubs his face, standing up after a minute. He stretches, and my mouth waters just from watching his back muscles come to life. He walks out of my room after a moment, and I bring my knees to my chest. I look over at the time, but I'm distracted when I see a gun laying in front of the clock. It's not turned towards me, but still.

I feel myself start shaking, and I can't take my eyes off the handgun. I hardly notice Cole walk back into the room, and I don't realize I'm staring at the gun until he says something.

"Natalie..? Are you okay..?" He says as he walks up to me.

I still can't take my eyes off of the gun, and I can feel Cole follow the gaze from my eyes to the gun. I watch his hand slowly reach for it, but I don't budge. He clears his throat before speaking.

"I thought it was something else last night...I heard something break and...I just wanted to be safe.." He takes the gun away, putting it out of my view. "Nothing to be scared of.."

I felt the bed sink beside me, and I didn't realize I was crying until I felt his gentle hand on my cheek.

"Hey..did it scare you..?" I don't budge. "I'm sorry...I didn't want to put it up until I was positive we were alone.." He softly wipes my cheek with his thumb. "Natalie..hey talk to me..please.."

I shake my head, sniffing. He rubs my back, making me flinch.

"Did you think I was gonna hurt you?" He asks quietly.