Sleeping In

"Hey," she whispered in the dimness of the early morning. Slowly crawling up next to Sid as he stirred from his light sleep.

"Oh, hello, what's up?"

"I  can't sleep." Essa mumbled in the darkness, with a tone of embarrassment and uncertainty in her voice. Sid just smiled and scooted over to give her room to lie down, patting the space next to him, "Then I'll keep you company."

Essa hesitated for a bit, and Sid just waited. There was a long pause.

After what seemed like forever to her, Sid finally broke the silence, "What? Don't fool yourself, I ain't doing anything to you. So come over and curl up next to me."

She obliged and hid under the covers with him. Her heart was beating so fast inside her, and for a moment she wanted to change her mind and leave, but just like an older brother or a father (or a good close friend) would, he pulled her close and held her as if to calm her down. She finally managed to say quietly, "I've always wanted to know what it felt like..."

"Hm?"

"To sleep next to a guy."

"You haven't before?"

"No...you know me. I don't trust anyone to just do this. I feel weird and iffy and stuff."

"Didn't you do this with your ex before?"

"Yeah but...come on, she's another story. I was....you know."

"Emotionally confused, yes." he chuckled, still couldn't believe that his friend slept with a girl for almost 3 years.

There was another silence, Essa was too nervous, Sid was getting sleepy. But he just had to ask. 

"Hmm..Well? How is it then? With me?"

Essa paused for a bit, blushing and thinking, "Well..." she was actually really happy. At peace, and it's way better than what she dreamed of. "it's... okay...different...I like it." she shrugged.

"Hmm. Good." You can tell he was drifting back to sleep. Essa can feel his chest gently rise and fall as his breath finds a slow sleepy pace.

"Sid?"

"Yes?"

"If we're on our 40s and we're still not married to someone else, can I be your wife instead?"

He chuckled, "Sure, I'd love that...but why?"

"So we can keep each other company like this when we're old."

"Hmm...well I think we can always do this until that time comes. Or when we are old," he turned and kissed her on the forehead. "For now, sleep is among us. Good night, kid."

"Night...and thank you." She snuggled closer and tried to stay up a bit, but comfort has its powerful ways to put the anxious at ease.

And they slept soundly until the alarm went off the next day. Where reality was waiting for them once more.

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 Just trying out something. Haha! This is Essa and Sid during their last days in college. It was on an outing and she decided to take that chance and see what it's like. It's actually based off on a dream of mine. :)

Hope you guys like~