A Glow Of Happiness

Chapter 6. Isa

I hope you are having a nice day :)

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"Alright, I need to know what's going on with the hot guy," Lisa squeals out of excitement.

"Stop!" I turn around to look at William sitting at the table, "I don't want him to hear anything," I hiss.

Lisa works with me at the restaurant and we've become pretty close. She's at my University, but she's in a social science bachelor which means we don't see much of each other except at work.

"Oh come on! He was clearly jealous," she whispers.

"He was not," I shrug.

She rolls her eyes at me and goes back to the kitchen. We are closing soon and I am cleaning up everything. I feel bad that Aubrey, Nick, and William are waiting for me so I hurry up. Once I'm done cleaning I give a hug to Lisa before heading out. It's late and I'm extremely tired. I'm not working tomorrow, which means I'll have a chill Sunday, and I couldn't be happier about that.

"Are you ok to drive to your dorm?" William asks me when he sees my yawning.

"Yes, it's not far away, and anyway I'll just follow you guys," I say.

"Actually Aubrey is sleeping at Nick's place again," William admits.

"Oh..."

Now I don't feel so sure about driving back to our dorm. I hate driving when I am tired, and even though I am 10 minutes away from my dorm, it stresses me out.

"I can drive if you want. I used to have a bike so I know how," William says.

"No, I'm fine," I blurt out.

"I really want to, I want to make sure you go home safe," he admits.

"I don't have two helmets, and you wouldn't have a lift back to your place," I admit.

"Then come to my place," he says almost in a whisper.

He looks unsure. So many emotions are clouding his features I'm lost. He seems happy and mad at himself while looking at me waiting for an answer.

"I don't have two helmets," I repeat.

"I don't need one, we are 5 minutes away from my place," he explains.

"I'm fine really," I insist.

"I'd rather you go with him," Aubrey bumps into the conversation, "I know you despise driving when you are tired and that it scares you."

I glare down at her, she knows exactly what she's doing. She's trying to set me up with William and I am not into this kind of drama. She gives me an innocent smile but I know better.

"Alright then, come on," William says.

"It's really not a good idea... You don't have your license to drive a motorcycle, and you don't have a helmet," I say.

"Look even though you are right, if you don't like driving when you're tired it's better if someone else drives," Nick adds.

"Ok, but we are driving to my dorm and you're sleeping on the floor," I finally give in.

Aubrey and Nick smile before leaving, and I mount my bike and hold onto William as we drive off. The warmth of his body makes me even more sleepy, and the next thing I know I'm falling asleep as he drives with one hand and holds onto me with his other arm, driving carefully.

"Isa, I need to key to your dorm," someone whispers in my ear waking me up.

I point to my bag and close my eyes again. I hear some shuffling and a door opening. I'm so sleepy I don't even think about who's with me and take my clothes off and go to sleep with only my underwear.

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I wake up with my face buried in someone's chest. Wait what? I open my eyes to see William sound asleep next to me in my small bed. I'm practically on top of him and I'm only in my underwear. Well, that's going to be awkward. I try getting off the bed before he wakes up, but his arms are holding me tight.

"Stay there," his raspy voice orders me.

"William, I thought I told you to sleep on the floor," I say accusingly.

"I wanted to, but you didn't let me. When we came in you were half asleep and you took your clothes off and went to bed. When I tried to take one of your pillows to sleep on the ground you pulled me towards you, I fell on your bed and you full-on laid on me before falling into a deep sleep. I pushed you to the side, but even though you weren't straddling me anymore, you kept a firm grip on me and I ended up falling asleep I guess," he explains.

"Sorry," I whisper.

He looks at me with his beautiful blue eyes and I realize we are still wrapped up in each other's arms. It feels so natural, so peaceful to be cuddled up in his arms. I feel goosebumps and tingles all over my body, and it feels so right.

"I'm sorry, I hope I didn't make it awkward for you or broke any of your boundaries," he says uncomfortably.

"No, it's ok. Could you just look away while I put some clothes back on over my underwear?" I ask.

"Sure, but I saw them already," he smirks.

I feel myself blush.

"Well I wasn't completely aware of my surroundings last night, but I am now so keep your eyes shut," I command.

"It's going to be hard, but I'll try my best," he winks at me.

Ok, I definitely like that confident and sexy part of him, but now is not the time to be thinking about dirty things. We are both in my bed and I don't want things to take a weird turn, even though a quick make-out session with a guy as handsome as him is hard to say no to. Once I am dressed up I tell him to open his eyes which he does.

"I have to leave soon, Aubrey, Lisa and I have a shopping day planned," I tell him as I gather my shower essentials.

He gets up from my bed and takes his jacket from the ground before putting it on.

"Alright I'll be on my way," he says.

"I'll see you in class tomorrow morning?" I ask.

"What about you come to my apartment instead, it will be quieter to do our project," he proposes.

"Sure, why not," I shrug even though I'm doing a happy dance inside my head.

Being alone with him in his apartment will be a good moment to try and know him a little bit better which I'm happy about.

"Good, I'll send you my address by text if you can put your phone number in mine," he smiles.

I do as I'm told before giving him his cellphone back. He smiles warmly at me before leaving. I go take a shower and get myself ready before Aubrey comes back and we go shopping.