When I'm With You {M. Brody}

~Chapter 12~

I walked through the door and into my room. I'm exhausted! I through all my stuff down on the floor and flopped onto the bed.

Brody came in right after me, repeating everything I did. He laid down beside me and I snuggled up to his chest.

"You were amazing tonight.", I said. I started tracing circles on his chest. "So were you.", he kissed the top of my head.

"You could have died.", my voice was barely above a whisper. He looked down at me. "If you had died they might as well kill me too.", I said after a pause.

"But I didn't die, and neither did you." "I love you.", I whispered back. "I love you more than you will ever know.", he leaned his head down and gave me a small peck on the lips.

I stood up off the bed and wandered my way to the bathroom to take a shower. Getting that wet dress off was hard. It stuck to every part of my body.

I finally got it off and stepped into the shower. The warm water felt amazing on my cold skin. I could stay under here forever!

Finishing up, I stepped out and wrapped a towel around me and walked back to my room. Brody was still in the same spot as before. His eyes were closed and his breathing was steady. He looked so cute while he was sleeping.

I dropped the towel to the floor and threw on some underwear and one of Brody's T-shirts. "I think that shirt looks better on you then me.", Brody said from behind.

"Did I wake you up?", I walked up and sat down on his lap and turned to face him. "No, just a small nap." I pushed the hair that had just fallen in his face back and gave him a smile. I leaned my head on his shoulder and let out a sigh. "I'm exhausted."

"Then sleep. I'm going to go shower.", he laid me down on my pillow and left the room. My phone was still plugged up and laying on my nightstand.

"Six missed calls from Mom.", I whispered. I checked the time, 12:53. I'll call her back in the morning.

I started scrolling through Instagram and Snapchat. Nothing really that interesting.

Brody came back in, a towel wrapped around his bottom half. "Why aren't you asleep?", he asked, walking to one of the dresser drawers. "Can't sleep without you.", I replied.

He smiled and put on a pair of boxers before crawling in bed beside me. I snuggled back up against his chest and said, "Much better."

I can feel my eyes getting heavy before I finally give up and fall into a peaceful sleep.

***

*RING, RING* I woke up to my phone beside me. "Who the hell?", I reached over and grabbed my phone, not even checking the caller ID before answering.

"Hello.", my groggy morning voice said. "Luna you have to get down here fast! It's her last week and...", my Mom yelled into the phone.

"Mom, slow down. What's going on!", I cut her off before she could finish. Brody was now sitting up with me, a worried look on his face.

"Ella was just gave her last week to live. She needs you here.", her words rang through my head over and over again. Tears started to fall down my face.

"Okay, I'll be there soon.", I hung up the phone and dropped my head in my hands. Brody pulled me into his arms and I cried into him.

Ella is my younger sister. We are four and a half years apart. About a month ago, Ella was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. She's fought so hard to beat it but has just got weaker everyday. She's in California right now. I need to be there.

"I have to go. Ella needs me.", was all I said but he knew what I was talking about. I stood up out of bed and started packing a suitcase. "I'll come with you.", he said standing up next to me.

"You don't have to.", I wiped away some more tears. "I'm going, okay.", he said again. I nodded and let him kiss my head.

Brody got a second chance at life. Ella wasn't as lucky.