How to melt a frozen heart?

18. More like sleeping troll

"I'm ready"

We went to his place because the man had his cat to take care of. As soon as we got there I crashed on the sofa and I did not feel a single muscle on my body. My hands and legs were just hanging loosely in every direction and I felt how heavy my eyes got. I felt like a rag-doll that has been thrown around the whole week which was pretty much what I had been doing.. Every day I got home around eleven and went straight to bed to wake up at 05:30AM. The lack of sleep really got me. And I have no idea how long I had been lying on the sofa like that when I felt Niko gently shaking my shoulder.

"Mir..?" I slowly opened my eyes and saw the brown haired man kneeling next to me.

"Did I fall asleep?" Goddamn his eyes were too pretty.
Niko just nodded and I sat up.

"I prepared a bath for you.. Thought that it would help relax your muscles a bit" he said and pulled me up.

"You.. what?"
"Go jump in now before it gets cold and meanwhile I prep us something to eat" Niko basically pushed me to the bathroom and once I was in, I dropped my jaws. Aromatic candles, bath foam, some relaxing music playing.

"Holy wow.. " I whispered and turned around to face Niko.

"You did this for me?"
"To who then? Rommi is not exactly a fan of bathing... " Niko chuckled and gave me a towel and a t-shirt to wear.

"Now, jump in and don't come out until you feel like you have relaxed" he kissed my forehead before closing the door leaving me there with no choice than strip down, tie my hair up and step in to the perfectly warm bath. Niko, Niko, Niko... If you only knew how freaking hard I am falling for you with all these little things you do to me.. Tho I was sure he already knew. I wouldn't had asked him to stay over that night they came back to Helsinki. Or the next day. And he knew I wanted to cuddle with him tonight as well. The patience he had with me was unbelievable and I hated myself that I am the way I am. So fucking scared to do it.. I'm sacred that what if he gets disappointed in me because I know drunk Miryam is wild and sober Miryam is just so freaking unsure about everything.

"Fuck Miryam you are such an idiot... " I cursed and covered my face with my hands. He knows so fucking well by now that I am shy and come on, we haven't even kissed yet! For fuck sake.. How long is he gonna wait me like this... ?

I stood up from the bath and dried my body with a soft towel Niko gave me. I then pulled on my undies and the t-shirt he also loaned me and walked back to living room where Niko was, tea mug in his hand and another one ready waiting for me. There was few sandwich on the plate as well.

"Thanks.. " I smiled and snuggled next to him. Niko wrapped his left arm around me and kissed my head. I want to stay like this every night. What the hell was I thinking when I tired to push him away? It was me who started the whole thing anyway. I threw myself into his neck that night which started the whole thing between us. If I hadn't done that, I'd be home alone, watching Netflix until I fall asleep on the sofa and hate myself doing so the next morning because my back would be killing me. But this... This was definitely better than any night home alone.

"How are you feeling?" Niko asked and put his mug on the table.

"Much better.. I can feel my limbs again... "

"You have been training so hard past weeks.. Competitions coming or what?" he wondered and I sat up to take a sandwich he had prepared.

"Oh, no.. I don't do competitions.. But few of my dancers are about to have a show next week so I've been helping them out with the routine and so on... Which of course means a lot of time on pole for me too.." I said and took a bite. The best sandwich ever.

"Damn this is good..."
"Just basic cheese, ham and tomato" Niko laughed quietly while changing the channel.

"Best cheese, best ham, best tomato, best sandwich, end of discussion" it was the best sandwich and I was sure about it.

"You are too cute" the man shook his head and reached for his tea.

"Wanna watch something or wanna hit the bed?" he went to Netflix and scrolled the new movies in the list. Even tho there was few I wanted to see I was sure I'd fall asleep as soon as the first lines are spoken.

"I think I'll go to bed once I'm finished with the tea.. I can barely keep my eyes open anymore.."

Niko nodded and caressed my side. I took the last bite of the sandwich and leaned my head against his shoulder. The next I knew was the feeling of blanket being pulled over me and another body spooning me before the soft lips landed on my neck leaving few gentle kisses on there.

"Well good morning sleeping beauty" Niko greeted me once I managed to get up from the bed.

"More like sleeping troll.. "I yawned and sat behind the kitchen table.

"And morning.. How did I exactly got there?" I pointed to the bedroom. Niko chuckled and told that I had fell asleep right after the last bite of the sandwich and he carried me there.

"Oh.. "
"Want some coffee?" he stood up and opened the cabinet. I just nodded and reached for the bread he had on the table. Niko gave me my coffee and sat back on his chair. I was sure I was not gonna function with only one cup of coffee today. The lack of sleep I had was killing me but I wanted to stay alive some how so I could enjoy Niko's company.

"What you wanna do today?" he asked and made himself another sandwich.

"Sleep.. ?"
"Besides that?"
I shook my shoulders. I didn't have any plans for the weekend so I was pretty much up for anything as long as I kept myself caffeinated.

"We could go to the studio.. If you want.. I can show you around and then after that we can do something with Porko and Pauilne. Or do something first and then go to the studio"

"Sounds good" I smiled and grabbed my phone from the table. I wrote to Pauline that maybe he and Joonas would me up to go to the Korkeasaari zoo or to the Suomenlinna, because the weather seemed to be quite nice and we really did not come up with anything else. Pauline's answer was yes to both ideas so it was decided then. It was gonna be a zoo day.

A/N: Why is he so freaking sweet?!?!

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