𝐁𝐀𝐃 𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐀, boy meets world

sleepy boy | e. matthews

It was late at night and I was in Eric's room, both of us were lying on his bed and watching a movie.

We had spent the whole day together doing all kinds of energy draining activities; like going to the mall, roller skating, playing laser tag, you name it. And now we were tired as hell. Eric was lying on my chest, nearly asleep while I played with his hair.

Shawn was also over and was downstairs hanging out with Cory. They were being annoying as usual, laughing and talking so loudly I could hear every word they were saying. However Eric didn't seem to be bothered by it. Usually he'd either be annoyed with them or would join in on the fun, depending on his mood. But right now he was so tired he didn't even seem to care. I smiled at the sight of him, he's so cute when he's sleepy. It's not every day I get to see him like this. Suddenly, the door burst open and Cory and Shawn came in holding a bunch of ingredients.

"What are you guys doing?" I asked.

"What's it look like we're doing?" Shawn asked sarcastically, holding up a bowl and a package of flour.

"We're making cookies," Cory added, giving me a childish smile.

"Okay but this isn't the kitchen," I said.

"We know, but I got a question. How hot is the oven supposed to be?" Shawn asked.

"Whatever temperature the book tells you to set it to, duh!" I said with a laugh.

"Okay, and what's the difference between chocolate chips and chocolate chunks?" Cory asked this time.

"The shape? They're literally the same thing," I replied, shaking my head lightly.

"Stop harassing my girlfriend," Eric mumbled, still half asleep.

"Eric hey, come help us make cookies!" Cory exclaimed.

"No," Eric said groggily, snuggling his head more into my neck.

"Are you kidding me?" I heard Shawn mutter.

"Gosh, y/n. What all did you do today that made him that tired? I didn't think Eric slept at all," Cory remarked.

"I heard they went roller skating without us," said Shawn. "Come on, Cory. We don't need him. Let's just ask y/n's brother to help us instead."

"No don't bring Nate here," I said, knowing damn well that my younger brother would make the situation even more disastrous. It always happens when he gets together with Cory and Shawn.

"Nope I'm calling him," Shawn rebutted, pulling out his phone and began dialing Nate's number.

Eric started to kiss my neck sleepily, sighing against it.

"Okay uh, we're gonna..." Cory said awkwardly.

"Go..." Shawn finished for him, and the boys quickly walked out of the room.

"What are you doing?" I smiled, keeping my voice quiet.

"I love you," Eric mumbled against my neck.

I leaned down and kissed his head.

"I wanna marry you," he said in the same sleepy tone.

"I'd like that," I replied, feeling my face get hot.

"Oooh, y/n. Your heart's beating so fast, do I make you nervous?" Eric slurred out with a faint smirk.

He's still a huge flirt, even half asleep.

"Shut up," I said, rolling my eyes playfully. "Just go back to sleep."

Eric sighed deeply and put his arms around my waist and turned, so now I was on top of his chest. I could hear Cory and Shawn laughing downstairs, but despite how loud they were, both Eric and I fell asleep.

Later, we both woke up to hear loud beeping and shouting from the kitchen. I could hear my brother's voice participating in the shouting.

"Y/N, help! How do you turn off the fire alarm?" Nate shouted loudly, followed by him, Cory, and Shawn erupting into enormous laughter.

Damn it guys.

I sighed loudly and Eric loosened his grip on my waist as I got up.

"I'll be back. Promise," I said to him, and Eric grumbled in acknowledgement.

I came down to the kitchen to see the boys with burnt cookies that dropped through a cooling rack.

They tried baking cookies.

On a cooling rack.

"You guys are dumb," I said before dragging a chair over to the fire alarm and pressing the reset button.

"You're just mad because we ruined your little nap with your boyfriend," said Nate, eating a handful of chocolate chips.

I rolled my eyes at him.

"Clean this up and I'll come and help you later," I said, heading back to Eric's room.

Eric had taken up most of the bed, making me gently laugh to myself before lying back down on top of him. He was almost asleep, but he still wrapped his arms around my waist.

"I love you," I whispered.

"I love you too," he whispered back, tightening his grip around my waist.

With that, I slept as much as I could. It'll only be a matter of time before Cory, Shawn, and Nate barges in here asking for help once again.