Monster Among Men [cth au]

08

Harlow

We picked The Breakfast Club because why not? It's one of my absolute favorites and Calum doesn't seem to mind. As the movie progresses I start getting restless with sitting up, my only option would be to move to the floor because if I were to lay out on the couch I'd be on Calum and I can't ask him to move to the chair because that's just rude...he's already comfortable.

Calum seems to have noticed my fidgeting and wiggling around. "You okay?"

I huff and bite my lip while giving him a shrug. He searches my eyes for an answer before I quickly look away to the screen.

"Are you trying to lay down? Are you uncomfortable, I can move..?" He asks me quietly.

I glance at him, cheeks burning with embarrassment, yet again. "You don't need to move Calum."

"You want to lay down?" He completely ignores the movie and has his full attention on me, from what I've learned about this boy is he almost always gets his way. I sigh at him.

"Yes" I say, barely a whisper.

"Then lay down, I don't bite...well unless you want me to." He gives me a wink and I bite my lip.

"No."

"Come on Harlow, we're not fucking, just uh...cuddling? Yeah that's what we'd be doing. I'll keep you warm." He says while giving me his cheeky smile. I think about it for a second and then start to nod "o-okay."

"Fuck yes" I hear him mumble under his breath. "Up, then you can lay back down." He explains to me.

I do as he says slowly and I watch as he lays down on his side and then urges me to lay beside him in my small couch.

I slowly move to lay beside him and Calum chuckles "Are you trying to be as far from me as you can without falling? Harlow, come on." He mumbles.

I feel his fingers ghost my side "May I?" He asks me.

"Mhm." I hum in response and instantly feel his large hand at my side, pulling my body up against his comfortably. My body stays rigid at first until I feel Calum's breath ticking the back of my neck.

"Relax baby, we're not doing anything naughty...just let me hold you, it's okay."

I instantly relax at his words and for the first time since I met him two days ago, I feel completely comfortable.

Calum

The moment she asked if I could come over I got excited. It was more than the "I want to fuck her" kinda excitement...I dunno I told Ash I wasn't going to the party tonight because I wasn't feeling it, and that's true, I don't need to go to some party and then some drunk chick touch my new ink and ruin it. No thanks.

So obviously I started to get a little bored...I don't really just chill at home anymore like I used to and I was going to text Harlow, but she ended up texting me first. When I got to her apartment and saw her she looked totally different and I was instantly confused. Where's the girl I saw a few hours ago and who's this hot ass chick with the big glasses, long brown hair, and pajamas?

Harlow seemed to have forgotten about her own appearance at first and was extremely scared...for some odd reason? She doesn't really have anything to be ashamed of as far as I can see. I mean, she's no skinny bitch at all, but I prefer all these curves and I guess I could see where glasses might be embarrassing? I dunno, I think they add character, keeps me focused on those big green eyes.

I'm quick to tell her she's got nothing to be ashamed of because she looks fucking great, and I mean that in the most genuine fucking way possible.

I sit on her couch and she asks me what I wanna watch. I honestly don't give a fuck what we watch, I'm not here for a damn movie, I'm here because I just wanna hang out with her, which is kinda unusual for me I guess? Am I turning into a pussy? Nah, I just met this chick and I've gotta get on her good side.

Plus, with how sheltered she is, I've got to help her live a little more. Her life sounds boring as fuck. I'm sure she enjoys it, but I'd love to help her enjoy it a little more, if you know what I mean.

We settle with The Breakfast Club, no surprise here. Like I thought before, I bet she's dreamed of having a "bad boy" just like John Bender, just like me.

She starts the movie and sits as far from me as possible, her couch is smaller and if one of us wanted to stretch out we'd surely be touching. Rather than paying attention to the movie, because like I said I don't give a fuck about it, I pay attention to Harlow. I bet she watches this film all the time.

I watch as she focuses on it and how her face slightly changes with emotion while she takes in the storyline. Her big frames start to slip down her nose and she's quick to push them up again, it's a cute gesture.

Wait.

Cute? I don't ever think anyone or anything is cute. Why am I staring at this girl? Ugh, I need to calm down.

...

Halfway through the movie I glance over and see Harlow shifting around the couch uncomfortably. "You okay?"

She huffs while giving me a shrug. She doesn't want to be a bother, I bet that's what it is.

"Are you trying to lay down? Are you uncomfortable, I can move..?" I ask her quietly, already knowing her answers.

She looks at me, her cheeks a shade of pink, yet again and she speaks up. "You don't need to move Calum."

"You want to lay down?" I ignore her statement, she doesn't want to come off as rude obviously.

"Yes" She mumbles to me.

"Then lay down, I don't bite...well unless you want me to." I wink at her, I have no intention on getting up, she doesn't either.

"No."

"Come on Harlow, we're not fucking, just uh...cuddling? Yeah that's what we'd be doing. I'll keep you warm." I tell her honestly, I don't have intentions on trying shit with her tonight either, that would most certainly scare her away.

"O-okay." She nods at me suggestion and I smile. Oh good, I cannot wait to feel her up against me.

"Fuck yes" I mumble under my breath. "Up, then you can lay back down."

She does as I say and I beckon her to come lay back down beside me, the movie is beyond forgotten and by the time she lays down she'll probably be urging me to rewind this shit because we never paused it.

She slowly lays down beside me all the way at the edge, damn. "Are you trying to be as far from me as you can without falling? Harlow, come on." I mumble.

I brush my fingers against her side cautiously "May I?"

"Mhm." She hums in response and instantly I place my hand at her side and pull her body up against mine. Her body stays rigid at first, she's extremely nervous. Poor girl has never been this close to a guy before.

"Relax baby, we're not doing anything naughty...just let me hold you, it's okay."

I feel her relax and I smile, her body is warm and soft against mine. I can't even imagine what she feels like underneath these pajamas.

...

The movie finishes and I hear Harlow's soft snores leaving her mouth. Should I go home? I can't get up and wake her, what if she can't go back to sleep? Plus it's, I look at her clock, 2am. I don't really want to go all the way back upstairs to my apartment. That's too much work and I'm tired too.

Hope Harlow doesn't mind if I crash, just for tonight, plus she's too comfortable and soft to leave. I shift my body so I'm laying on my back instead and I bring Harlow to my chest. She stirs in her sleep a little, but quickly drifts back off into her slumber.