Short Stories

Esme•Theodore

Esme
When Theo gets back from the bathroom he lays down behind me on his bed so we're in a spooning position. He wraps his arms around my waist and kisses my head.

"Goodnight my princess," he says softly.

"Goodnight," I say in a whisper.

I hear his cute soft snore claiming he's asleep. I close my eyes and try to get some shut-eye but I have this feeling like somethings watching me. I don't think it's anything really but it makes my gut churn.

I hear a click and jump frightened. My blood runs cold but then I realize it just the A/C.

I sigh in relief. I feel Theo slightly move. "Why did you jump?" he asks in a sleepy tone.

"N-No reason." I lie with a stutter.

I don't think he believed me because he turned me so I was facing him and looked me straight in the eye. "You know you can tell me anything, right?"

I nod feeling more nervous than I was. I hate talking about it because it makes me feel stupid. After all, everyone that I have told has said it's a dumb reason to be scared.

"What is it? I can tell your lying." He asked pleadingly.

"J-just promise you won't think it's dumb or I'm crazy."

"I pinky promise. Cross my heart." he puts his arms in an x over his chest then takes one hand off and puts his pinky out.

He's so cute.

I take his pinky with mine and connect them. We both pull away puts his hands back on my waist. "Ok so ever since I was little I've always been terrified of ghosts or spirts or demons. Whatever you would like to call them. It's dumb, I know." I look at his chest trying not to make eye contact.

I feel his finger go under my chin and softly pushes it up to me his face. "I don't think it's dumb. I have a fear of bees. That's probably dumber than ghost." We softly laugh. "No fear is dumb. Everyone has different fears and that's ok, okay?" He says reassuringly looking me straight in the eye.

"Ok," I say softly

"I'll protect you okay?" He says at the same time he tightens his grip on my waist making no space between us.

I put my face in his chest and cuddle in. I feel safer than I was before and I finally don't have that gut feeling anymore. "Thank you," I whisper in his chest softly.

"Of course." he kisses my forehead "I love you."