jack
as soon as we got back to the bus, i went straight to bed, exhausted, even though i did barley anything. i lay down for a while, lost in my thoughts, when zach comes and opens my bunk curtain. "you said i could sleep with you," he said. i did say that.
"alright then," i say while making room in the small area for him to sleep. he lays his pillow down and gets comfy. i slowly drift off into sleep while the bus driver continues to drive into the dark night.
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it's about what i assume to be four am, and for some reason i can't sleep. usually i'm able to fall asleep pretty quickly, i don't know what's keeping me up. i turn over to face the edge of my bunk, but feeling a presence next to me but then remember zach was there. i lay my head back down and, even though it's dark,i stare at his face, admiring the small features i can see from the faint light coming from god know where. corbyn's probably eating his left over chipotle and has the light on again.
i'm lost in though but was quickly pulled back to reality when the driver slams on the break and zach slightly falls off the edge. i quickly move over to catch him, wrapping my arms around him tightly. i pull him back into the bunk, i turn on the little light in the bunk so i could see. "are you okay?" i ask looking into his eyes. a light blush spreads across his face realizing my arms were wrapped around him tightly.
"oh um yeah, i'm okay," he blushes even more. i turn around and turn the light off, then turn back to him, fixing the now lose grip I had on his waist back into a tight one. i pull him closer to me as he wraps his arms around my shoulders.
"good night zach," i say laying down.
"good night jack, i love you," he says while nuzzling his face into my chest. i smile at the last three words.
"i love you too zach," i lightly kiss the top of his head. i can feel his smile growing on my chest. i try to fall back asleep, but i can't. those last three words zach said to me kept circling my mind. a smile growing on my face as i think about it. i'm pretty sure zach's already asleep since i feel his steady breathing. i lean down and place a soft kiss on his forehead, letting my lips linger there for a few seconds. i squeeze him tighter as my smile grows wider. as i feel him hug me tighter, as a wave of confidence washes over me. i move my right hand over to his cheek and run the pad of my thumb over his soft skin. he looks up at me, eyes full of hope. i smile and lean down, my nose brushing against his. i decide i didn't want to waste anymore time, so i lean in until my lips are touching his and slowly kiss him. as soon as they touched i regretted everything, but then he took me by surprise and kissed me back. i expected him to pull away right as i started to lean in, but he didn't. it seemed as if he was enjoying it considering it last about a minute. we needed to breathe to live so we sadly had to pull away. "wow," was all i said as i stared into his gorgeous eyes.
"what?" he asked scared.
"you're just so beautiful," i smile, causing him to smile. and oh my was it adorable. it was so fucking cute i leaned down to kiss him again. this time was more passionate than the first one, and lasted longer. i kept it slow since i didn't want to scare him off. he pulled away first causing me to silently whine. damn it, i fucked up.
"i love you," he smiles while resting his forehead against mine. i laugh a little at the comment.
"i love you more," he giggles a little and leans in to peck my lips. i wrap my arms around him tighter feeling tired. my eyes slowly start to close as i hear the quiet noise of zach's snores.
