“Oh he did.” I watched her shake her head and started the engine of the Audi. It rumbled beneath us and she placed her hand against my thigh. I held her hand in mine and drove towards home.
She’d hummed the whole way back, occasionally broke into song and then she’d fallen asleep. I’d remembered the night she’d fallen asleep in the back of Jays Merc the night I’d fucked up, but somehow she looked more at peace tonight. I’d carried her from the car and into the quiet house. Her head rested against my shoulder, she hadn’t murmured and I jumped a little when I spotted Jay walking out of the living room. I was nearly flushing red as he examined us. His eyes looked full of pain and I tilted my head.
“What?” I almost whispered in his direction.
“Nothing,” his eyes trailed down her and rested where my hands were holding her. “It just still shocks me seeing you with her. It’s like you love her.” He shrugged a little and I gulped. I did love her. I automatically kissed her cheek and began to climb the stairs. He followed behind me slowly. Once we reached my room he opened my door. “She staying in here?” He raised his brow and I nodded.
“Yeah.” I placed her in my bed and watched her hair fan out on the pillow, her scent filled my room and I smiled towards Jay. “She looks better yeah?” I looked towards him staring at her and watched him smile a little.
“Yeah she does. I just dunno how we’re gonna get out of this one.” The wave of sadness overcame him again and his dark eyes seemed to darken further. I pulled my hoodie over my head and wandered into my en suite.
“Me either, we’ll figure it out.” I breathed a deep breath and watched him shrug. I brushed my teeth and glanced at my reflection in the mirror. I was changing. I looked broader now I’d stopped using. My skin was darker from my trip to see her but my cheeks looked more full and I looked happy. Jay looked the complete opposite. He looked tired and worn out. I placed my hand over his arm and squeezed it. “There anything I can do to help out?” He nodded.
“Yeah, you could do a drop for me and arrange that meeting with Rava on borders?” I nodded. Right now I’d do anything to help make him less tired and to get my best friend back.
“What have you brought her for her birthday?” I asked. I’d been curious since Chlo had said he’d got her something and I watched him turn slightly pink.
“It’s nothing special?” He leaned against the frame of the door and shrugged. I studied him and watched him tilt his head towards my door. I followed him towards his room and watched him pull out a box from under his bed. “I remembered her saying she didn’t have any nice loungewear and she like Chloe’s pink one so I just thought she’d like it.” I smiled at him. He’d thought about his gift to her. I remembered her saying she liked Chloe’s. I glanced inside the box. There lay a light grey cotton, light weight lounge wear set. It wasn’t pink like Chloe’s but she loved grey. Her initials were embroidered in white on the breast and I smiled widely. She’d love it. I tapped his shoulder softly and nodded.
“I think she’s gonna love it.” He nodded and pushed the box back under the bed. His room seemed cold and I ran my hand over the radiator which was turned off. “No heating?”
“I keep waking up in the night dripping of sweat, so I turned them off last night.” I nodded at him before I pulled him in for a small hug.
“See you in the morning? Gym for 6?” He smirked and nodded.
“Absolutely.” I saluted him as I wandered back down the corridor to my room. She was still sprawled out across my bed and I slipped off everything but my boxers before I climbed into bed next to her. I’d promised her things would change when we got home. I promised her I’d protect her and I would. She snuggled down next to me and I kissed her head softly.
Friday
I must have slept through my alarms. My eyes struggled to open and I felt her lips against my jawline. I smirked and ran my fingers over her cheek.
“Good morning handsome.” She whispered.
“Good morning beautiful.” Her eyes were still sleepy and slightly redder in the corners and I smiled before she placed her leg over my hip. “Have you got much planned for the day?” I questioned. I needed to know what she had planned so that we could plan her birthday meal and I could get her gift. She shrugged and glanced over my shoulder towards the large floor to ceiling window overlooking the sea.
“I think Nancy and Soph want to go out for the day.” She still hadn’t mentioned her birthday and it was a big birthday? I wanted to ask her why she wasn’t bringing it up but I didn’t want to spook her. I nodded and pulled her closer into me, I wrapped my fingers in her hair and kissed her slowly. “I’m sorry about falling asleep last night?” I smiled against her lips.
“Don’t be sorry. I didn’t mind.” It was nothing but the truth. I didn’t mind her falling asleep. She stretched out next to me and yawned. I sat up slightly and heard the door being knocked. Her eyes still looked heavy, I hadn’t remembered her taking her shorts off but they were no longer on. Just my hoodie, that barely covered up her bum.
“Come in.” I muttered and watched as Chlo and Missy strolled in. My hands were behind my head and the duvet was low. I raised my brow at a Chlo who was smiling.
“Nance and Soph are waiting downstairs?” Chlo
