My Place- Randall Carpio Love Story

I think it's time we see other people

Remi woke up feeling warm. Really warm. Very warm. She laid on her side using her own arm as a pillow. Her other arm was coiled in front of her as it gripped a hand against her chest. She stretched her sore fingers and lifted her hand to see Randall's tan, large hand laying over hers.

His soft breath fanned over the back of her neck and tickled the baby hairs. His chest raised with very gentle breath and pressed into her back. He gave off an intoxicating heat that tried to lull her back to sleep. Instead of indulging, she lifted her head and looked down at her bare legs which were entwined with his. Her right leg tingled as it laid numb under his.

She smiled at the cute sight before she gently pulled her feet from his and straightened her legs. She arched her back away from him and leaned her head back to pop her back. The tension from the odd sleeping position released in several satisfying pops. She sighed and relaxed into him again, but just as she started to fall back asleep her bladder gave the horrible squeezing sensation of having to pee.

She cursed internally as she crooked her head over her shoulder to see his serene face. She chewed on her cheek as she carefully lifted his arm up. When there was enough room for her, she wiggled under and turned on her back. When she was past his arm she set it back down where it was and sat up to slide off his bed.

She let out a breath at the awkward gymnastics and brushed her hair out of her face. She gave his precious sleeping form one last look before she padded away towards the bathroom.

After she relieved herself she washed her face and brushed her teeth to feel slightly more like her normal self. She decided she was too awake to go back and rejoin Randall, so she got ready for the day. She grabbed the top half of her hair, starting at the tops of her ears, and pulled it up into a knot bun. She secured it with an elastic then pulled out some pieces to frame her face. When her face was done she left the bathroom to go back to the room with her belongings. She closed the door and dressed in a pair of black boyfriend cut jeans. She cuffed the ankles up and paired it with a warm yellow, short sleeved shirt with am upside-down frown emoji centered in the middle of it. It was a large enough for the top to fall off her right shoulder. She tucked the front of the shirt into her jeans and finished the look off with a light brown braided leather belt. She slipped into her low top white converse which had miraculously avoided all the blood from her previous day fiasco. They had dried out over night and looked good as new- to her at least.

When she was dressed she headed downstairs for a drink. She was welcomed into the kitchen with the scent of strong coffee and Lilith and Hamish's soft, morning conversation.

"Ah, she does live." Lilith teased her as she walked to the fridge.

"Too soon," Remi told her as she opened the fridge to grab a water. She closed it and turned to lean against it as she looked between Hamish and Lilith. "What? What's with the faces you're giving me?" She used the bottle to point between Lilith's smirk and Hamish's knowing eyes.

"We noticed your bedroom was empty last night." Lilith's right brow quirked up at the underlying insinuation.

Remi's cheeks hollowed as she took in a breath. Instead of answering she unscrewed the cap of her water bottle and took several long gulps of it.

"Wow, no denial... that's dirty." Lilith teased her mercilessly.

Remi kicked off the fridge as she continued to drink her water. She left the kitchen and walked into the foyer when she saw Randall halfway down the stairs.

He stopped mid-step and gave her a bright, squinted smile. She lowered her water bottle and just started to smile back when Lilith and Hamish followed her in.