Morphed

Chapter 23

I woke up the next morning after easily falling asleep the previous night. Gavin molded perfectly to me, almost like we were missing puzzle pieces. His arm was draped around me so I turned around to face him. My fingers glided through his über soft hair and I had a strong urge to kiss him. I gave into my needs and placed a kiss on his nose.

"Morning, beautiful." He mumbled making me jump. Shit, he probably knows what I just did. The smile on his face said so at least.

"Morning." I rolled away, pulling the covers with me. He groaned and reached out for me.

"Come back, I'm cold."

"Ugh, but I need to call Diana and make sure they're okay and see when we can come back."

"You can do that later, just stay with me for now." His arms still welcomed me and I took the opportunity to go attach myself to him again. A few more minutes wouldn't hurt.

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G a v i n ' s P O V

Two and a half hours after I told Brynne to stay I woke up while she still slept. Looks like it's been a little longer than a few minutes.

I stared into her face and felt a wave of sadness. She looked concerned, even as she slept, even when I was there with her. I knew deep down there was nothing I could do to change that, but I wanted to ease her worry. I didn't want her to constantly be concerned with anything, but Dr. Overly always seemed to be causing some problem in her life.

Him and me.

I needed Andrew to be okay, because he was my best friend and for her. Honestly, I didn't know if she would make it if anything happened to him and Diana. I know she didn't eat when he had a chance of not waking up. Luckily he did. But if he was actually gone... I don't want to think about what would happen.

Fuck. I hate how much I worried about her. I hated how much I lo- really liked her. It sucked because she didn't know how insane she drove me, even just sitting here staring at her.

Brynne's mouth was slightly open and her dark hair fell in waves, framing her beautiful face perfectly. Her eyebrows were furrowed and I just wanted to smooth out the wrinkles between her eyes. I decided on rubbing my hands along her smooth cheeks and just taking everything about her in. God, she was so perfect, so why did she stick with me? I guess she felt obliged to because we were similar. She claimed she really liked me, but why would she really like a guy like me? In my short time of knowing who I am I've made out with and slept with more girls I can count. She knows this just because things get around, so why doesn't she just leave and protect herself when she gets the chance? That's what I would do to me. I know I've hurt her before, and I know I'll do it again. But yet I think she's too stubborn to leave me, because it's not like we're committed in any way.

I wish we were, but we weren't. I could stop being a pussy and ask her on a date. That would be good. Then we just... Go from there. I needed her hopefully as much as she needed me. It hurt me to know she was hurting. If only I could help her.

She looked so damn beautiful and the only thing I could do was stare. If she was awake she would have some witty comment that would drive me over the edge and make me kiss her. "How did I get someone like you to even like me a little bit?" I whispered. Before I knew what I was doing, I gently placed a kiss on her forehead. Then I moved to her lips. I brushed my finger over her mouth before placing a kiss there too. "I think I might more than really like you, Brynne."

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VERY short chapter but it's the holidays so :) but I hope you enjoy Gavin's POV HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS!!

- lots of love and holiday wishes from log