Alex POV

I woke up in the middle of the night. I was confused, this was not my bed. I looked around and soon recognized my living room. I slowly, hazily remembered that I had fallen asleep crying in Jack’s arms. Jack. Where was he?

I sat up and looked around. It was only when I looked on the ground that I found him. He was lying on my carpet, wearing a shirt and sweatpants but only a towel as a blanket. I was shocked, why would he do this? I tapped his shoulder and he whispered something along the lines of “No! Don’t go!”. I shook him harder and he slowly woke up.

“Jack! Why are you on the floor?” I said. “Come on the sofa right now!”

He sleepily mumbled something but then got up and crawled close to me. I did my best to warm him, he was cold as a stone. He smelled of my bathing utensils but he also seemed to have a very special own smell. It wasn’t bad. I didn’t even care about not knowing him too well anymore, he was so cold that I just spooned him.

I noticed that he was shaking slightly, he was probably crying. I didn’t know what to do, I knew he would be embarrassed if I did anything, so I ignored it. He stopped after some time and I fell asleep soon after.

In the morning, I found him in the exact same position as we had fallen asleep in. The sun was already shining a bit into the room, the light painting things golden. I loved this ambience. I checked if Jack was still breathing. He was. Relieved, I lay back again and soon drifted off into sleep again. Sundays were wonderful.

Notes

Ahh I'm so sorry that this is so short! But what do you say about Alex and Jack sleeping in one bed? c:

Also, I posted my entry for The Unknown Writers Contest, hosted by the wonderful Sarah's Butterflies and JalexUnicorn!
Check it out, it's about Jack working in a pet shelter while Alex is told by his therapist to walk a dog to help him with his anxiety. They meet in the pet shelter and like each other instantly.
Leave some comments please!

Read it here!

-Laura