No no ! I said, reaching in to my wardrobe and pulling out a shirt. Just wear this.
For some reason, I just couldn’t bear the thought of her leaving, even if it was just for a couple of minutes. Grinning sheepishly, I held it up and crossed my fingers, hoping that she’d say yes. Okay, fine, she smiled, walking over and reaching for the shirt.
Great ! I said, passing the shirt over and kissing her on the lips for a brief second, before pulling back. You can get changed in the bathroom if you want. Or you can just get changed here ?
I think I’ll go for the bathroom, she laughed, opening the door and walking out of the room.
Watching her go, I breathed a sigh of relief. Walking over to the curtains, I pulled them shut and then hopped in to bed, pulling the covers over me. As I led down and placed my head on the pillow, I looked up at the ceiling, my thoughts still on Lily. Whatever her father had done to her, it still affected her deeply. The thought made me sad, that such a girl would have to go through something like that. But Lily was strong, and I knew that she would be okay. I’d make sure of it. As I heard the bathroom door open and close, I sat up and looked towards the door.
My mouth fell open when Lily walked in, wearing just my blue shirt. It fell just above her knees, and the short sleeves reached almost halfway down her forearms. The shirt was way too big for her. It swamped her tiny frame, but my God did it make her look good. Seeing her standing there wearing just my shirt sent my pulse rising, but I took a breath and ignored it, knowing this wasn’t the time. As my gaze travelled down her legs, I smiled when I saw the Homer Simpson slippers on her feet.
You put them back on ? I laughed, pointing towards them.
My feet were cold, she shrugged, dropping her clothes by the side of the bed and walking around to the empty side.
Yeah, but you can’t wear those in bed !
Of course I can, she grinned, slipping under the covers and pulling them up to her chin.
Smiling, I lowered myself down and wrapped my arm around her waist, pulling her against me. Her back was pressed against my chest, and I couldn’t help but notice how it was like she was made to fit me. Dipping my head forward, I kissed her on the forehead gently.
Sweet dreams Lily, I whispered softly, realizing that she was already falling asleep.
Night college boy, I heard Lily murmur back.
As I listened to her breathing become heavy, I pulled her in closer and snuggled against her. Burying my face in her hair, the last thing I noticed was the smell of her strawberry shampoo before I finally succumbed to the tiredness and fell asleep.
Lily POV :
Stretching my arms above my head, I gingerly opened my eyes and groaned. The alarm had been going off for over a minute but Noah was completely oblivious, still snoring loudly with his mouth wide open. Laughing softly to myself, I reached over him and pressed the button, savouring the quietness that followed, except for Noah’s snoring of course. I shifted my body slightly so I was looking down at him, and I couldn’t help but smile. His hair was mussed against his forehead and it was curling at the sides. The space on the pillow next to his head was damp, meaning that he had been drooling.
Chuckling quietly, I gently kissed the tip of his nose, expecting him to wake up but he just carried on snoring, getting even louder. Smiling, I bent down again and kissed him lightly on his eyelid, and I felt it flutter beneath my lips.
Wake up college boy, I whispered, We’ve got classes to get too.
I started to reach down and brush his hair off his forehead when all of a sudden, Noah’s hand shot up and grabbed my wrist. I yelped in surprise, as Noah pushed me down on to the mattress and rolled on top of me, a gleam in his eye.
Morning gorgeous, he grinned, lowering his head so his lips were only an inch from mine.
Well it’s about frickin’ time, I laughed, struggling under his weight, I’ve been sat here waiting for you to get up for like an hour.
He laughed quietly and bought his hand up, brushing the hair away that had fallen over my cheek. You know I’ve been awake the whole time right ? He smirked, You started kissing me and I thought I’d let you continue.
There’s no way you were awake dude ! You were snoring. And drooling. It was very attractive, I said sarcastically, still trying to wriggle my way out from underneath him.
Huffing out a sigh of defeat, Noah rolled off me and sat up, revealing his bare torso. With his hair mussed, and his pyjama bottom riding low on his hips, he caused a flush of desire to flutter through me. And by the way he was looking at me, it seemed the feeling was mutual. Although something about his look made me wonder if it was more than simple lust. He was staring at me with a small smile on his face, like he was trying to figure something out.
What are you staring at ? I asked looking down at myself, starting to feel self-conscious.
You look beautiful in the morning, he whispered, leaning over and kissing me on the tip of the nose, like I had done to him earlier. And I’m glad you stayed this time. I like waking up with you.
I stared at him wide-eyed, surprised by his honesty. Well I’m glad I stayed too, despite your snoring sounding like an eighty year old man with a sinus problem.
As he shook his head and tried to fight the smile that was evidently threatening to appear at any moment, I hopped off the bed, aiming to land elegantly on the hardwood floor. Unfortunately, I completely forgot about the Homer slippers I was wearing, so as my feet touched down, my legs fell out from underneath me and I crashed to the floor, flailing my arms in the process.
Crap ! I yelled as my bum hit the floor. Ow, that hurt.
Wincing, I looked up at the bed expecting to see Noah there with a concerned look on his face, but instead, the sound of laughter erupted through the room. All of a sudden, Noah’s head peeked over the side of the bed, and it was obvious his body was shaking from laughing so much.
Are you ok ? He gasped, wiping his eyes.
Oh I’m just great, I snapped, frowning at him. I’m glad me falling on my ass is so amusing for you.
I sighed as he burst out laughing again and picked myself up off the floor. Standing over the bed, I arched a brow as I watched Noah rolling about on the bed holdng his stomach, tears beginning to fall. I couldn’t help it, but seeing Noah so happy had me smiling a little, although I tried to hide it.
You can’t hide it from me Lily, I know you too well, I heard Noah say breathlessly. You’re about to smile aren’t you ?
Nope, I said, shaking my head defiantly and turning around to pick up my clothes from last night that were on the floor to try and hide my smile.
But I didn’t get that far. I heard the bed springs squeak behind me and before I could spin around, Noah lifted me in to his arms and pressed me against his solid chest. What are you doing ? I whispered breathlessy, caught off guard by the sudden action.
What I’ve been waiting to do since we woke up, he smiled, wiggling his eyebrows at me goofily.
I started laughing at his silly expression, but was cut off when he gently pressed his lips against mine, pulling me even closer against his chest. Responding immediately, I wrapped my arms around his neck and stood on tiptoes (which was amazingly difficult in slippers) wanting to get closer to him. As he deepended the kiss, I moaned slightly, threading my fingers through his hair.
A sudden knock at the door caused us to break apart quickly. GUYS ! Dean shouted from the hallway. Get up you lazy asses. The exciting world of trigonometry awaits us at college, so pull your fingers out of your asses, and get out here !
Dude, we’re coming, Noah shouted back, a look of annoyance on his face at having been interrupted. Now go away.
Okay okay ! I heard Dean shout back, his voice filled with amusement. Sorry if I uh, interrupted you two with whatever you were doing…