"How much did you drink?" Xander said looking at me, eyes sparkling amusement "Just a few" He gently pulls away from me and studies me "You sure?" I nod "Just got a little tipsy a while ago that's all"
He tucks a strand of my hair behind my ear "You're sober enough to remember this moment when you wake up right?" He said softly examining my face. I quickly nod "I meant what I said earlier, Xander" I move closer to him "I'm not saying all of this because I'm drunk or something" I said defending myself "I really cant..-" I look at the ground and shut my eyes tightly "-I don't want to stay away from you or stop whatever I'm doing that's making you interested in me"
"Well whatever that is" I added shrugging
"I'll remember this when I wake up and I can repeat every single word again" I said looking up at him with a serious look on my face, showing him that I was dead serious.
Do I look desperate? Maybe
Do I care if I look desperate? Not really
Xander has been in my mind for days now and now that he just admitted that I was important to him, something just sparked inside of me.
He gives me a wolfy grin making me smile. He looked like he wanted to say something but he was cut off by the sound of voices coming from outside
"I told you to stop drinking dude!" I heard Lucas say with an irritated voice. The person that Lucas was talking to replied with a low groan.
I look at Xander who was walking away from me and towards the kitchen. I sighed and watched the front door open
Lucas and Gabriel were trying to keep Jase up while David and Andrea walked inside, holding hands.
David looks at me and gives me a look.
And that look was 'Tell me what happened later'
Should I tell him? Would that make Xander mad? But why would he be mad right? He liked me
Did he? I started doubting his feelings for me
He only said that I was important but he never directly admitted that he liked me
I internally groaned, mentally slapping myself for not asking him if he liked me.
But the good news is, I didn't directly tell him that I like him too, so that's good right? Right
"How are you?" Andrea asked worriedly. I give them a reassuring smile "Just got a little tipsy earlier, I'm sorry for that" I said scratching my arm "But you looked upset, you sure you're okay?" Andrea said. I can feel a pair of eyes watching me from behind and I'm pretty sure who they belonged too.
"Oh its nothing, I get intense mood swings when I drink" I reasoned with a tight smile "Okay" Andrea said not fully believing me. "Well we better bring Jase back to his room while he's still co-" Jase's head drops, telling us that he just passed out. Lucas and Gabriel groans "I freaking can't believe this guy" Lucas groaned. I muffle a laugh and watch them struggle to bring Jase up the stairs.
Andrea yawns "My princess' tired" David said admiring Andrea. She blushes and gives him a nod "I should go back to my room"
"You're sleeping in my room remember?" David said hugging her making Andrea giggle "Okay fine, I'll just change clothes" David excitedly nods and kisses her forehead.
I look away, feeling like I was interrupting their moment. Andrea quickly runs up to her room to change while David stayed, giving me a small smile.
He opens his arms, offering a hug.
In a normal situation, I would've just rolled my eyes and declined his offer but right now, I needed one.
So I threw myself at him and hugged him. He rubs my back soothingly and whispered "How'd it go?" I look at the kitchen, seeing Xander preparing coffee while stealing glances at us
"It went better than I expected" I whispered quietly trying to speak as low as possible. David pulls away and looks at me with a wide smile plastered on his face "You mean...." He pause, waiting for me to continue "Well we're not there yet but..." I look at Xander who at the same time looks at me
He gives me a small smile
"...we're getting there" I said returning my gaze to David. He hugs me and squeezes me so I hard, I couldn't stop the groan from coming out of my mouth "That's too tight!" I squirmed. He laughs and lets go of me "Sorry sorry" I chuckled
"I'm done!" Our eyes both look at Andrea who was at the stairs waiting for David. David's expression just told me how much he admired Andrea. Andrea did nothing yet David looked like Andrea just gave birth to their child, he looked at her with so much admiration and love.
"Excuse me, Lauren I got a beautiful lady waiting up on me" David said wiggling his eyebrows "You wanna come with us, Ely?" Andrea asked
I wasn't stupid, I know deep down I would decline because obviously they wanted to spend their last night here alone
"Psh, you guys have fun and use protection okay?" Andrea's cheek turned red "You're crazy!" Andrea said trying to hide her embarrassment "Will do, brunette!" David yelled making Andrea blush even more.
I watch them both go up to their room and heard David's bedroom door shut.
The house was silent again. I look at Xander who was drinking his coffee while scrolling through his phone. "Coffee in the middle of the night? I don't think that's a good idea" I said interrupting his peace and quiet "I need to stay up late, I got loads of work to do" He said not taking his eyes off of his phone. I nod even though he wasn't looking at me. I stayed for a few more minutes, hoping he would talk to me but he was just too busy.
I quietly sigh and stand up "Goodnight" I muttered quietly to not disturb him "Wait" he said making me stop "Yeah?" I asked looking at his dark eyes
He licks his lips and runs a hand through his hair "Can you stay with me? I mean you can sleep but in the same room as me" He said, having a hard time trying to find the right words. I felt my heart flutter "You sure? I don't want to disturb you or anything" I asked unsure. He sighed, clearly annoyed that he had to repeat what he just said. I roll my eyes "I'll just go ahead and sleep then" I said turning around and walking to the stairs "Wait" He said reaching out to hold my hand. I stop but didn't bother to turn around "I'm sorry and yes, I want you beside me while I'm working" A smile crept on my face but I bite my lip to stop myself from smiling too hard
"Okay I'll just change into my pajamas" He lets go of my hand and I went upstairs to my room. My calm composure quickly disappears and I started panicking on what pajama I should wear
I look at my nightgown and placed it back inside the closet. I look at my comfortable unicorn pajama set and groaned. I look at my oversized black Metallica shirt and decided that I would just wear that and my gray cycling shorts.
I make sure that my door is locked before changing into my pajama's for tonight. After changing clothes, I head to the bathroom to wash my face and brush my teeth. After that I quickly grab my brush and brushed my hair.
I take a deep breath and looked at myself in the mirror "You got this" I said to myself "Don't do anything stupid" I reminded myself. I release the breath that I didn't know I was holding and grabbed my phone.
I open the door and was surprised to see Xander already standing in front of my room. "What took you so long?" He asked with his famous neutral tone and expression "Sorry, my night routine is kind of long" I lied. He nods and then we went to this bedroom. I could feel my heart pounding inside my chest when we entered his room. Everything was dark yet beautiful and calming. He sat on his large bed and leaned back on his soft looking headboard. He grabs his laptop and places it on his lap "You can do whatever you want to do here" I nod awkwardly and looked around. His bedroom was a mixture of black, gray and off white, it looked beautiful.
I sat on the other side of his bed and decided to keep myself busy using my phone. I notice I had three new messages and all of it cam from West
"Are you okay? What happened with you and Xander Woods? Do you guys have a thing? What deal was he talking about earlier?"
"You there?"
"Hope you're alright. Message me back once you see this. I need proof that you're okay"
I quickly replied
"Yes I'm okay don't worry and can I explain everything when I wake up? It's kinda late" I look at the clock
1:02 am
My phone beeps after a few minutes
"As long as you're okay :) Show me that face of yours before you leave this place okay?"
I smile
"Yes boss. Goodnight West"
My phone beeps
"zzzZZZ"
I lock my phone and turned around to see Xander looking at me "You can lay down you know?" He said, watching me carefully. I nod nervously and decided to lay down. I made sure that I was on the edge of the bed and left enough space between us "Goodnight Lauren" He said
"Goodnight Xander"
I close my eyes trying to force myself to sleep but I just couldn't. Xander and I were literally on the same bed. How could I sleep when he was just a few inches away from me?
I continued to lie still with my eyes closed for God knows how long but I just couldn't sleep. I open my eyes and turned around. I look at Xander who was still on his laptop. He looks at me "Why are you still up?" I bite my lip "I can't sleep" I said softy. He looks at me for a moment then pats the space beside him
I didn't move. I just looked at him.
Was he..??
"Come" He said, waiting for me to come closer. I hesitantly scoot a little closer to him and this seemed to annoy him. He grabs be by the wrist and pulls me closer to him. I could feel my body touching his legs since he was sitting on the bed.
I could feel blood rushing to my cheeks
but what he did next made me die inside
He started stroking my hair gently using his left hand while using his right hand to type and scroll through his laptop.
I couldn't fight off the smile that was making its way to my face. I scoot closer to him and rest my forehead to his body.
I made sure to remember what it felt like when he stroked my hair, how gentle and careful he was with me.
I don't know how he did it but before I knew it, I was slowly drifting off to sleep
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