Falling for You ✓ (girlxgirl)

f o u r t e e n

The first thing I noticed when I woke up was that I slept the entire night, no tossing and turning, staring at the ceiling or waking up in the middle of the night. The second thing I noticed was that, on such a rainy morning, I was warm, too warm and too comfortable to even move.

My eyes fluttered open and as the world came into view my breath hitched in my throat while my heart slammed against my rib cage- Haydn slept inches from my face, her arm thrown casually over my waist keeping me warm. I rubbed my eyes and smiled as I took the time to admire her, she looked a lot less intimidating when she was asleep, and I didn't realize how long her eyelashes actually were. I wished I could stay in bed and admire the small freckles that kissed her cheeks, or how good she smelt, or how peaceful she looked but my throbbing bladder reminded me you couldn't get everything in life. I gently, and regretfully, pulled myself out the bed, and her arms, and watched as a sleeping Haydn grabbed a pillow, hugging it close to herself before I made my way to the bathroom in the hallway.

Since I was already awake and had no intentions of going back to sleep, I hopped into the shower and let the warm water run over my body as I picked up her fruity smelling soap and washed off my sleep. As I stepped out the shower, I managed to use some clean underwear and black workout tights from my gym bag but had to change into a baggy grey hoodie Haydn offered me last night that I didn't end up wearing.

Haydn was still sleeping when I walked into her room and, having moved a little in her sleep, more of her tattoos were visible and seeing all the different drawings that covered her body I decided that one day I should ask her what they meant- hell I didn't care if they were just for fun, I just wanted to know everything about her. I turned my attention to her face as she slept, her eyes fluttering lightly behind her eyelids as she dreamt and before I could stop myself, I leaned down and gently kissed her forehead and as I pulled away, I saw her fluttering eyes still. I wished I could just climb back into bed next to her, but she wasn't mine, so I moved to her desk and took out my biology books and started working. It was becoming easier to grasp the concepts now that Haydn was helping me study but there was no way I wanted to risk failing the test.

Haydn slept for a few more hours while I studied and only at 11:00 did she start to stir. I was guessing that with her night terrors on most nights she never got much sleep and that's why she was sleeping so long. I heard her yawn as she sat up and when I turned to face her, I couldn't help the blush that appeared on my cheeks as she stretched, her shirt creeping up her toned stomach.

"What's the time?" She asked sleepily and I averted my eyes in embarrassment as I checked my phone.

"It's eleven ten," I replied, and her eyes grew comically larger.

"Like in the morning?" She asked in shock, and I nodded before she smiled. "God, I haven't slept this long in ages." She muttered as she rubbed her eyes. "What're you doing?" She asked as she got out of bed and walked over to me, and I shrugged sheepishly.

"I'm studying actually, I really can't fail that test." I sighed as I felt the familiar increased heartbeat that was brought on by my anxiety, I could barely even think about that stupid fucking test before I was swarmed by a wave of anxiety.

"Hey, don't worry about- you'll be okay, you've got this." She said reassuringly as she squeezed my shoulder. "I'm going to take a shower quick." She said before grabbing some clothes and walking into the bathroom.

I continued to work but Haydn didn't take too long before she walked back out with wet hair and a bare face, dressed in black basketball shorts and a plain white shirt and I thought she'd never looked more beautiful. Her eyes were bright, and she smelt so good, and it took me a second to realize she asked me a question.