We lay there in silence, my head on his chest and his arm around me. Seconds, then minutes pass and neither of us say a word.
"Thank you," I say. Newt stays silent for a moment, then asks, "for what?"
"For saving me from Gally." I shiver, remembering the horrible event.
"You aren't mad at me?" He asks.
I pause, confused. "Why would I be mad at you?"
"Because I followed you guys into the woods after you told me not to do that anymore."
"Oh." I guess I should be mad at him, but I never really was in the first place. Him following me was more of a nuisance than a serious issue. "I wasn't ever mad. I never should have yelled at you, I'm sorry."
"Don't be sorry, I'm sorry. There are better ways to solve a problem than by creating an entire new one."
"What problem?"
I can hear his heartbeat quicken.
"Me liking you and not knowing what to do about it."
"You like me?" I ask, shocked. My heart speeds up, matching his.
"Of course I do."
"I like you too."
We both shift on our sides so we're facing each other. Newt smiles and I smile back. For awhile we just stare at each other, but then my eyelids start to get heavy. When Newt sees how exhausted I am, he pulls me back into his chest and we drift off to sleep.
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Overprotective
Fanfictiony/n and Newt have been best friends for as long as she can remember (literally), but he's also been protective of her for as long as she can remember. He's got progressively worse to the point where he won't let y/n have a conversation with another...
