Falling for You ✓ (girlxgirl)

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Haydn gave me a faded Simpson's shirt, and a pair of boxers to sleep in before she grabbed a pillow and went downstairs to sleep on the sofa in the living room. I didn't have a problem with the clothes she gave me, they were actually really comfortable, it's just, that happened two hours ago, and I had been staring at the ceiling since then. It also didn't help that everything smelt like her, and it was driving me insane because I kept thinking about her and how close we were becoming and how uncomfortable she seemed to be in this house. I was dying to know how she was feeling, I was dying for her to open up.

The only fucked up part was that I was genuinely exhausted from today, and I couldn't sleep at all because I was too busy worried about the girl downstairs.

I groaned as I sat up to check the time on my phone and when I saw the numbers 01:00 I wanted to scream in frustration. Deciding against tossing and turning in an empty bed I gathered up all my courage and headed downstairs, my plan was to see if Haydn was awake and if she wasn't I'd just go get a glass of water or something.

Thankfully, when I climbed down the stairs, I saw the light from the tv in the living room and as I walked closer, I saw a tired-looking Haydn curled up in a ball in the middle of the couch with a black blanket and exhausted eyes. The tiredness in her eyes was something I wasn't expecting because she didn't look like she was tired like me, she looked like her soul was exhausted and there was nothing she could do about it.

I took a deep breath before heading towards the entrance and, instead of invading her space, I stood in the doorway and leaned against one of the walls, her golden eyes glued to me since she caught me.

"Can't sleep?" I asked quietly and she shook her head gently.

The next thing Haydn did surprised me, she opened up her blanket and gestured for me to take a seat next to her and I didn't hesitate as I did, our bare thighs briefly brushing against each other as she wrapped the blanket around me before sliding down a little.

"Thanks." I smiled as I leaned my head against the back of the sofa, already feeling a lot less fidgety than I was upstairs but I was guessing that was due to the calming effect Haydn had on me.

I smiled when I saw Summer Camp Island playing on TV and when I looked down at her I saw a light blush on her cheeks and she glanced up at me, her long eyelashes brushing the top of her eyelids as she smiled a little.

"What? Don't judge me, I love this show." She mumbled and I smiled.

"I wasn't going to say anything, I actually love it too," I said honestly. "I watch it whenever I can't sleep, I have anxiety so sometimes my brain can't switch off and I end up staring at the ceiling in a mild state of panic for a few hours," I said, I couldn't help myself from explaining- it's like I had word vomit, but it wasn't too bad, mostly cause she smiled at me.

We were quiet for a while as we listened to the tv that could barely be heard over the rain and thunder but it felt peaceful, like we were completely alone- even if I knew that wasn't true.

However, our little bubble was shattered when Haydn spoke.

"I get night terrors sometimes." She said softly, so softly I almost missed it. "I didn't exactly have the best childhood, and on nights like this it tends to get worse." She explained hesitantly and sensing her unease while talking about it I decided not to push any further.

"Well, I'm just glad I'm not up by myself for once," I whispered, and she gave me a small smile before we turned back to the tv.

We were in the middle of an episode when I felt Haydn gently lay her head on my shoulder and I felt my breathing falter because after seeing her tense and stressed this whole time I didn't expect her to let her guard down so soon, especially with someone who she hadn't known that long.