Mutual Love (Andrew Siwicki)

two - sleeping together

The second room was just as bad, probably even worse. We heard many strange noises coming from the closet.

Everyone had gone in one by one to hear the tapping noise that Shane claimed he heard. Everyone but Andrew and I.

"N-no I never really dabbled in the whole 'haunted' thing because I was always too scared," Andrew tried justifying his excuse to not go in cause Shane was basically forcing him to at this point.

Shane pushed him a little into the closet. Andrew glanced over at me with a worried glance. My heart gave in.

"I'll go in with you," I said, smiling at him.

He breathed a sigh of relief as he kept filming. I walked into the closet with him.

"Are you two ready?" Shane asked.

We both nodded and sighed as Shane closed the door.

"Should I say it or you?" I whispered to Andrew.

"I'll do it," he said, "say something."

Tap.

I looked at Andrew with a surprised look. I wasn't so shocked because I already knew this whole place was haunted, but it still freaked me out a bit.

"Say something," I said.

Tap.

We decided we were finished as we both walked out.

"Did you guys hear anything?" Garrett asked as he looked at us with a worried glance.

"Yeah, it was sort of a nail tapping next to our heads," Andrew replied.

"EXACTLY!" Shane yelled as he pointed to us to emphasize his point.

I noticed his hands shook a bit as he was holding the camera. I wanted to so badly just reach out and hold his hand, assuring him that everything was alright—so I did.

I brought my hand up to his that was filming and wrapped it around where his thumb met his index finger. I rubbed my thumb slightly over his hand as he calmed down a bit.

No one noticed the two of us doing this except for Garrett. He gave us both a suggestive glance and smiled really brightly.

I released my hand from Andrew's after he stopped shaking and he looked over at me to thank me through the form of a shaky smile. I nodded my head at that.

God, I was so in love with him.

The whole squad ventured throughout the whole ship and then decided to call it a night until 3 AM.

"So Ryland and I will sleep in this room and you four can sleep in the other room cause it's bigger in there," Shane said.

"Haha, me," Garrett quietly joked as we made our way out of the room we were in.

The other room had a couch and a mattress that Garrett dragged over from the maid's room.

"Who sleeps where?" Morgan asked.

"I don't think I'll be sleeping tonight. I'm a little spooked," Garrett slightly laughed.

"I'll sleep on the couch, I guess. Morgan and Natalia can have the mattress," Andrew offered.

"Thanks, Andrew!" Morgan gladly smiled to show that she was full on expecting him to let her have the mattress.

He giggled at her excitement. I was a bit jealous at how he laughed at her joke, but then realized that I had no reason to be jealous and he could laugh at whoever he wanted to laugh at.

Andrew sat down on the couch talking to Garrett who was sat on the floor.

Morgan basically passed out from exhaustion, sprawling her arms and legs so that she took up the whole mattress.

"How am I ever going to get on the bed?" I lightly laughed as I looked up at the boys in exasperation.

"Oh shit, here. You can have the couch instead," Andrew said as he quickly stood up.

I widened my eyes, "no no no. I can't do that. You must be exhausted anyways, you work harder than all of us."

"Seriously, it's fine! I can sleep anywhere, I'm a very heavy sleeper," Andrew smiled as he motioned for me to come to the couch.

Garrett beamed at us talking back and forth as he then decided to play matchmaker again.

"You two should just both take the couch. I'm tired of you all bickering," Garrett pretended to act annoyed as he waved his hands at us to 'shoo' us to the couch.

Andrew smiled and raised an eyebrow at me, "I wouldn't object to that."

I blushed and slightly looked down, "okay."

Andrew laid on the couch with enough space for me to lay down next to him.

I walked over to him and also lied down, having to wrap my arms around his torso for support. He gripped his arms around my own body to hold me closer so I wouldn't fall.

I could feel his heartbeat quickening the same pace as mine.

My head was snuggled tightly in his chest as I could breathe in the fresh smell of pine and sea breeze.

Andrew rested his head so that it was on top of mine with his hand gently caressing my hair.

I could hear Garrett's faint laughter in the background as he gushed over this sight.

And with Andrew protecting me in his arms, I fell asleep quickly and effortlessly. Though, I wouldn't say it was a dreamless sleep because I may or may not have been thinking about a certain redhead with warm, brown eyes.

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A/N: My first chapter got a substantially decent amount of reads considering it was the first one lol wow andrew stans sure are quick (andrew siwicki? More like Andrew so quickie!) ((okay sorry vine reference))