Backwoods

Chapter 4

After staying up all night you ended up falling asleep on the couch curled up with a blanket you had stolen off your guest bed.

Groggily laying on your couch, you scrolled through your phone just looking at random pictures when there was a knock at the door.

Rolling over you landed on all fours before pushing yourself to your feet. Wrapping your blanket around your shoulders you meandered to the door swinging it open to see Thomas standing there with a bundle of sunflowers picked fresh from the Hewitt's field.

You couldn't help the smile on your face as Thomas babbled happily seeing you stood sleepily before him.

Letting in the large man he set the sunflowers carefully in your kitchen before joining you on the couch seeing you were very much content on having a lazy day in.

Thomas sat on the opposite end of the couch shyly. He wasn't sure if you were okay with him being cuddly with you as he so wanted to in that moment. Seeing you wrapped up so cutely in that oversized blanket made him want to scoop you up and kiss your sweet lips.

Thomas flushed instantly as he realized he had been staring at you and you in turn stared right back at him seeming not to care.

You flicked through the tv as Thomas dozed off beside you his shoes removed and then tossed half heartedly out of the way as he relaxed getting comfy on the couch beside you.

Despite it being not even noon yet Thomas could feel himself nodding off due to the soft and cozy mood you had set. Seeing Thomas was about to doze off you watched smiling as his eyes slowly closed and he sank into the cushion of the couch.

You had never seen him asleep before so when he started to snow softly your heart patterned excitedly at the sweetness of it all.

The sun was low in the sky when Thomas finally came to looking around confused for a moment as he remembered where he was.

He hadn't thought he had been out that long as he stood finding you were in the kitchen eating.

Thomas sat at the table next to you picking at the food in the plate slid in front of him as you wandered off.
When you returned you were in your bed clothes and carrying a few spare blankets.

"Since it's so late I thought i should offer to let you stay the night. Wouldn't want you gettin lost on the way home now would we." You laughed and Thomas sat up excitedly.

He hadn't known you that long and thought you would be much colder to him than you had seeing as you met under odd circumstances.

Though being the only person out here in these backwoods you consider a friend it was easy to let Thomas spend the night.

You motioned for him to follow you upstairs throwing open the door to a small little bedroom with a large queen-sized bed pushed off to the side. The room was a soft blue and all the decor was themed accordingly.

Thomas quite liked the room. Though to be honest he would much prefer to see yours. Spend the night there, with you.

You pushed past Thomas stepping into the room where he would be staying setting the blankets on the bed as Thomas came in looking around curiously.

"Make yourself comfy, I'm going to go and make myself a little bedtime snack. I'll leave some out on the table for ya if ya want." You explained already heading off leaving Thomas to sit on the bed running his hands over the soft over stuffed comforter.

"Oh, there should be extra clothes in the dresser that will probably fit you by the way." You said poking your head back in the room as Thomas smiled shyly nodding.

Your footsteps disappeared down the hall leaving Thomas in your guest bedroom picking up a soft blue teddy bear that had been placed on the night stand.

Squeezing its hand, a quiet lullaby played as Thomas laughed at the odd theming of the room.

It was about one in the morning when Thomas woke up tangled in the many blankets of the bed. It was a good thing he had so many blankets though, as when he tossed them aside and stepped towards the door, he realized how cold the house got at night the hard wood floors icy on his bare feet.

Stepping into the hall Thomas made his way downstairs careful not to let the stairs squeak should you be able to hear them upstairs. Though once his feet hit the landing Thomas slowed seeing a form curled up on the couch wrapped tightly in a quilted blanket.

The blanket rose and fell softly with each of your soft breaths. Walking up to you Thomas couldn't help but smile seeing your sleeping face half hidden in the blanket.

Feeling the cold air nipping at his own bare arms, Thomas knew you shouldn't stay down here as it was even worse than upstairs. Carefully pulling you into his arms. He lifted you up blanket and all stepping carefully back up the stairs to your room.

Your door was left open to your room making it easy for Thomas to step inside with you in his arms.

Setting in your bed, Thomas tugged back the covers before moving to pull them over you. As his hand come to adjust the blankets around your shoulders, he felt something grab the cuff of his shirt.

You held onto his shirt looking up at him through half lidded eyes.

"Mind staying in here?" You asked your voice hardly a whisper. Thomas nodded nervously as he let you tug him down into the bed next to you.

You sighed contently as Thomas wrapped you in his arms holding you close loving how warm he was as you rested your head on his chest.

You had never been one to sleep well alone anyways, you thought as you heard the steady beat of Thomas' heart fluttering excitedly. You fell asleep smiling as Thomas ran his fingers idly through your hair.

Thomas stayed awake for a bit longer not wanting to forget this moment, a dream come true for him. His family had always told him outsiders were bad, cruel, and everything else. Yet here you where, proving everything wrong as he fell madly in love with you.

Hugging you closer Thomas happily dozed off dreaming of him and you.