The Dare - b.b

Chapter 21

[Skylar’s POV]

After Beau made the hot cocoa I have ever had, we bid Gina and the twins good night before trooping back upstairs to Beau’s room; not after Gina yelled, “No funny business, you two!” to our retreating backs.

Both of us turned bright red and weren’t able to look at each other until Beau asked if I wanted to watch a movie.

I nodded yes and Beau grabbed his laptop from underneath his bed and left the room for a few seconds.

He returned with Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Napoleon Dynamite, and The Little Mermaid.

I laughed at him for picking The Little Mermaid and chose Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. “This is one of my favorite movies,” I sighed contently as I went to go make a comfortable spot on the couch.

“Where are you going?” Beau asked, looking up from his laptop.

“The couch?” I said in a ‘duh’ tone. “Come over here,” he said, patting a spot next to him on the bed. When he saw my reluctance, he said, “It’s not like we’re going to sleep together.

We’re just watching a movie,” Beau said with a shrug.

When he saw that I was still hesitant to go over he added, “If you don’t come over, I’ll just carry you over.” Blushing at the thought of Beau having to pick me up, I sprang up from the couch and joined him on the bed.

I was sitting stick straight, trying not to touch the blankets or pillows or…Beau. Beau glanced over at me and lifted me up easily to slide me under the covers.

He made sure I was comfortable before turning his attention back to the movie. We were about an hour into the movie when I checked my phone and saw that it was already 11:15. Not super late for me, but still late enough for me to start to get sleepy.

I snuggled down into the blankets and repositioned my head so that I was on a more comfortable, warmer pillow. I was so comfortable and warm and my eyelids were so heavy; I was just going to close my eyes for a few minutes…

-the next morning-

I woke up, yawning and peered into the room, noticing the sunlight dancing across the floor. I smiled; the storm was over. I froze, the storm.

I was at Beau’s house. I was in Beau’s room; and one look around the room, I knew I wasn’t on the couch. I tried to get up so Beau wouldn’t realize that we accidentally fell asleep together last night.

As I attempted to flee from the warm and comfortable bed, I found that I was being held by something strong wrapped loosely around my waist.

I looked under the blankets and realized that Beau’s arm was currently thrown around my waist.

It was in a loose enough hold, though, where I could just slide out of it and successfully get away.

I started to shimmy sideways as I attempted to get out of Beau’s hold without waking him up. I had almost gotten out of his bed when Beau’s arm suddenly flexed and brought me back, in a tighter grip, to his chest.

“Stay,” he murmured, almost as if in his sleep and adjusted his body so our bodies were even closer together.

Even though I knew it was wrong, as a friend, to take advantage of Beau’s sleepy condition, I couldn’t help but snuggle into his arms, enjoying how they felt around my body.

Well, he was warm and it was only, I lifted my head up to look at my phone, 7:13 in the morning.

I saw that I had a few new text messages.

I leaned over further to see who the messages were from, but my actions caused Beau to bring me close to his chest again. Maybe if I stay here for just a little bit longer…

[Beau’s POV]

I woke up at around 10:00 in the morning and looked down to find my arms wrapped around Skylar. My first instinct was to drop her immediately and back away, but, when I saw her breathing quietly and evenly, I knew she was still asleep.

I decided to be selfish and keep holding her. I leaned up on one of my forearms so I could see her face while she slept.

It was cuddled into my chest and absolutely adorable.

I watched as she would inhale through her mouth and softly exhale through her nose with a small ‘huff’. I traced her jawline, her nose, her eyelids, her lips.

She shifted underneath me and I knew I should stop touching her because it was waking her up, but I just couldn’t. I saw her rub her eyes and knew they would open soon.

I decided to play dumb and pretend to still be sleeping.

I shifted into my original position and closed my eyes. Not a few seconds later, she tried to get out of my grip.

I decided to play with her and would tighten my arms around her the more she struggled. I was finally squeezing her so hard, she couldn’t moveanymore.

I fought to keep a smile from my face and pretended to still be sleeping.

Finally she gave up with a huff, “Beau!” she snapped, trying to wake me up.

I clenched my eyelids shut tighter before opening them to see a very pissed off Skylar in front of me. “Hey, Skylar,” I said in my rough morning voice, “wassup?” I asked, yawning. “Let go, Beau,” she said, trying to stay calm.

“And what if I don’t?” I asked with a smirk, loving how cute she looked when she was angry. “I’ll pee all over your bed,” she responded, mirroring my smirk.

I instantly let go of her and she scurried out of the bed and down the hall.

I rolled over to her recently departed, warm spot and inhaled deeply.

My bed’s going to smell like Skylar tonight, I thought with a smile.