Cruel Summer

as I clung to his side, though this wasn't a position we'd always adopted every movie night. We'd always sit on each sides of the sofa with my legs up on his thighs as he stroked my toes fo

and I needed him to gl

d had no one to support me in the hospital because my father had ran away and my brother was terribly sick. I'd gone to him when he lost his gran and the family's dog. He was the one person I trusted, who was always there for me to count

orehead, scrolling through Netflix. "Okay

him out closely, and looking back to past years I realized I'd never paid his looks much closer attention. He was only wearing black boxer briefs and I didn't want him to catch a cold. I'd warmed up now and my clothes had

. Lyons and I loved the steam and the emotions the love between these two left us with, which was why we never got tired of watching it multiple times - and it was exactly what I needed tonight. A temporary escape from my petty reality. I wasn't

slumped sideways with my head on his laps like we normally did and he put his arms around my bosom, his skin warm and solid, and I felt weird from the contact. It made me realize how long i

adjust as he rubbed at his blea

and cozy, and having Lyons close helped to dissipate the ache in my heart

as he mistakenly tipped the empty bottle with his

ing this movie?" I asked, he

ash, mind if I use the

t evening so he could stand and collapsed on the arm rest so I was lying o

e other edge. He patted my cheek softly. "Sash? Get up and drink this, and then we shou

lets coursing through my bloodstream, diluting the alcohol and restor

for me. "Go wash up your teeth and

the mirror, the room spun around me. I gripped the edge of the sink to keep steady and gasped at the stranger that stared back at me. The skin around my eyes that was normally fair was ghostly pale in the bright light of the bathroom and my flaxen hair was the only splash of colour against the utilitarian white t

fy thing in the world, having lounged on it the few times Alex and I had our mini fights and I was too angry to sleep

s arse. I ripped my gaze away as he straightened back up and turned to face me. "Ugh, I feel so wooz

on the sofa bed, he flopped onto it with a groan, face down and his arms out sideways

ght this was suppo

nger. "Yup, be

up in a heap on top of the covers. I rubbed at my eyelids which were beginning to drop almost as soon as I laid down, the

to your bed, or at least get under the co

ed himself up. "I'm

Night."

ltering in through the windows that were slightly drawn apart to let in some air. The la