The Coder

Chapter 8 - "Don't be Sorry Darling"

Hey everyone! sorry I haven't been updating recently. My family is going through some harsh stuff and I have to go to therapy for it.... So I really don't have the time at the moment. I have been getting some messages about when I will be writing more, so I wanted to get a chapter out to you guys since I FINALLY finished the other one. Hope you guys enjoy! -Sparkle XOXO

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Waylon's POV

I felt something warm against my neck. What is it? It seems to be coming in a slow pattern... Maybe I should open my eyes. My eyes slowly flutter open to see Eddie asleep in my arms. I couldn't believe that I had done this last night. I remember pulling him against me and holding him in my arms for warmth. I 'm not saying that I am not enjoying this quiet moment, but I'm just surprised that I had the courage to do it!

I turn my head to look at Eddie's sleeping face. So peaceful... I can barely hear him breathing but I feel his breath against my neck and his chest rising and falling against mine. What am I going to do? I get so flustered around him, but I don't know why. It's like... I don't know how to explain it. It feels like that feeling you get when you hug someone you haven't seen in a long time, but you have been waiting for them to return. I get this warm feeling about me, but I don't think it is just from the electricity flowing through me.

He stirs in my arms and tightens his grip around me. I feel his smile against my neck and a low rumble (what I think is a snore, but sounds more like a groan) come from him. I give a small chuckle and smile at him. I could tell how embarrassed he was yesterday and I couldn't tell why. We're friends after all, we shouldn't be embarrassed around each other and if we are we should talk about it. I'm not sure if I did something wrong to make him uncomfortable.

He stirs once again in my arms and looks up at me. His icy blue eyes still looking sleepy and his mouth opens for a yawn. I give him a soft giggle before saying, "Morning sleeping beauty." His eyes open fully, filled with shock, and his cheeks go crimson. He begin to stammer and quickly pulls out of my arms.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to fall asleep on you." His cheeks grow darker before adding, "Thanks though. I haven't slept that good in a while." He nervously laughs. He quickly gets up and makes his way to the doorway and looks out. "I'm going to get a shower, okay?"

I give him a nod before getting up and heading over to my cramped desk. I sit down in the rickety computer chair and pick up the camcorder in my hands. I look over it and smile to myself. I don't think Eddie realizes how happy it made me to see him fixing the camera. I began to take it apart once again to see what inside was causing the problem. out of the corner of my eye I saw the little manual book that Eddie was using to try and fix the camcorder... Of course he wasn't able to fix the camera, it's in Chinese! I began to laugh and laugh until I ran out of breath and my face went red.

"What's so funny?" Eddie came back into the room, his hair still dripping wet.

"You can be so stupid sometimes!" I began to laugh harder and fell out of the chair. He looked at me confused and raised a brow. While still on the floor I raised my hand to the desk and began blindly reaching for the booklet before shoving it in his direction. "You can't speak Chinese for god's sake!" I began rasping for air all the while bent over on the floor clutching my stomach.

Eddie began laughing along with me before stating, "Well, it was either that or nothing. At least I was able to replace the glass by following the pictures." We both sat there laughing for what seemed like forever. I raised my hand and clutched onto Eddie's arm to try and get myself off the floor and he grabbed my other arm to support me while shaking his head at me.

As I stood there staring at him my eyes widened with shock. I had forgotten that Eddie had very light scaring on the left side of his face. It was barely noticeable but just enough so that it was slightly pink against his pale skin. I slowly raised my hand up and brushed my thumb over his cheek. His seemed surprised at the sudden contact and looked at me confused so I ignored his questioning gaze and continued tracing the scars with my fingertip.

    "Eddie, When did this happen?" My voice was soft and quite so that he was the only one to hear. (Even though no one was around) I looked into his eyes once again and I could see the pain behind them. he gave off a heavy sigh before reaching up to my hand and place his hand over mine.

    "The scientist here are evil, just as you have seen. You have seen what they have done to the patients." His eyes closed trying to hide the emotion that hid within them. "They were doing testing on me and injecting something into my body with plastic tubing, hormones I believe. Whatever it was... burned my skin and left scars. It was painful, so much so that I fell unconscious." He opened his eyes once again and looked into mine, taking a deep breath. "But that all is in the past. It may be have been painful, but you have taught me that I can't let that stop me. So I need to move on from that and focus on the present."

     Tears began to well up in my eyes and I held him in a tight embrace so that he knew that I wanted to comfort him in someway, but I wasn't sure how. I buried my head into the nape of his neck and whispered, "I'm sorry," over and over again as tears ran down my face. His arms wrapped around me and held me tightly against him. He burrowed his nose into my hair and exhaled.

   "Don't be sorry Darling. I'm just thankful you're here with me now." I flinched in surprise and looked up at him. His face was frozen with a blush painted across his face from his statement. He looked down at me embarrassed and scared. I looked up into his crimson colored face and wiped the tears from my eyes.

   "Did you just call me Darling?"  His face grew a deeper shade of red before looking away from me, though still holding me tightly in his arms.

    "Sorry, just kind of slipped out." He cleared his throat and refused to look at me, so a grabbed his face into my hands and made him look at me.

    "I don't mind. I actually kind of like the nickname, so just look at me okay. You can't ignore me, we only have each other in here so ignoring me isn't going to work." I give him a big smile while I feel my face burning up. He gave a chuckle before bear hugging me and lifting me off the ground.

    "You have to be the bestest friend I have ever had!" I give him a laugh and a smirk.

    "Bestest isn't a word, Eddie." He rolled his Eyes at me and gave an almost unseen grin.

     "Oh whatever."