Teacher | Ashton Irwin

Seventeen

I quietly opened and closed my room door. Jack was sleeping peacefully, soft snores escaping his mouth. I took my bra off under his shirt and waddled round to my side of the bed. I slid in and lay on my side. The pain in the lower half of my body was excruciating but I couldn't let on.

Just then, Jack's arms wrapped around my waist and pulled me by the waist, closer to him. I whimpered quietly as my waist ached. He leaned up and looked at me, his chest exposed. He looked tired but I could see he was worried. He asked, "What's wrong?"

"Um," I stalled as I thought of an excuse, "I was walking in the forest and I slipped and landed straight on my ass. I can barely walk now."

He draped his left arm over my body and said, "Aw, how will you be able to go hiking tomorrow?"

"Stay in here with me," I pleaded, "Please Jack?"

He nodded and lay down, facing me. He whispered, "Of course I will. Now get some sleep. You look exhausted."

He carefully pulled me close to him so my body was pressed against his, forcing me to keep my hands against his chest. I felt comfortable with Jack. I might have only known him just over a week but I felt really close with him.

I kissed him chest lightly and whispered, "Goodnight."

"Sweet dreams," he smiled and placed a sweet kiss on the top of my forehead.

**

I woke up and carefully rolled onto my back. The pain in my lower body was even worse than last night. Today, it was a constant ache. I looked to the other side of the bed and noticed that once again, Jack wasn't there. This must be a thing for him.

I closed my eyes again. A minute later, the door opened, causing my eyes to flutter open, and Jack walked in, he wore a light grey t-shirt, dark greyish black hoodie with black jeans and combat boots. He was holding a plastic bag. He closed the door then turned to face me. He smiled sweetly and said, "First, I got us excused from hiking. Also, I bought you some things to help with the pain."

He walked over and sat on the edge of the bed. He lifted out a packet of tablets, "Pain killers," he muttered. "He then lifted out a hot water bottle, "To ease your muscles and plus, it's freezing here." He lifted out a pair of thermal socks, "So your feet don't get cold." Then he lifted out a men's plain white t-shirt, like he usually wears. He said, "Because you don't have any shirts." Then he lifted out a selection of Disney movies, "I thought we might watch some Disney because... Why not?" Next he lifted out a large mug and a tub of hot chocolate along with 2 litres of milk. He chuckled and said, "There's bound to be a kettle in here somewhere." Finally he brought out a big ball of Terry's chocolate orange, tayto's crips and toffee popcorn. He smiled, "Just incase we're hungry."

I smiled and whispered, "Thank you. I would hug you but I can barely move so I'm not going to risk sitting up."

He smiled down at me. He placed his hand gently on the top of my head. He leaned down and pressed a quick kiss to my forehead. He got up and walked over to the TV. He turned it on and asked, "Which movie?"

I looked at them and said, "shrek." He chuckled and put the DVD in.

It began playing and he walked over to the side of our bed. He took his shoes off along with his hoodie and jeans. He slid in beside me and wrapped his right arm around my shoulders so my neck was propped up by his bicep. I softly spoke, "This is one of my favourite movies."

"Really?" He asked, "Why's that?"

"I don't really know," I shrugged, "I guess I just like the concept of two imperfect people falling in love. It just shows that you don't need to be perfect."

"Pretty deep to say you're talking about shrek that is," he chuckled, "But I think it's cute."

I yawned quietly and whispered, "Pass me a wee segment of the Terry's chocolate orange please."

He handed me and piece and I bit a bit off, trying to get as much out of it as possible. I sighed, "I'm sorry if I fall asleep too. I'm absolutely shattered."

"Okay," he placed a chaste kiss to my lips before we both continued watching shrek.