Audrey and John are close friends, he helped her overcome her problems that she dealt with in the past. They both like each other but don't want to jeopardize their friendship. Neither of them know how one another feels about each other.

John glanced over at Audrey she had fallen asleep a smile crept upon his face. He always found it cute when she was sleep; she looked so beautiful and peaceful. They had been driving for five hours on their way to John's current hometown. He would be back in Tampa due to an "injury" until further notice, Audrey stirred in her sleep she opened her eyes and the first thing she saw was John. "Where are we?" she asked softly. He glanced over at her again, "About an hour away from my house." She sat up, "I've been sleep for that long?" "Yeah, you sleep a lot" he joked. She slapped his arm, "Not funny" she said. "You ready for tomorrow?" he smiled. She forgot that tomorrow they would be going to John's parents' house for a cookout. She rested her head on the seat, "I'll try my best to be ready." "Don't be nervous, everything will go fine." "But you know how I am about meeting people. Especially parents," John chuckled. "You weren't shy about meeting me" he flashed that adorable smile at her. "That's because you talked to me first, and I was just being nice."

About an hour later they pulled in John's driveway, Audrey got out and stretched. John grabbed their bags from the trunk and they headed inside, "Nice place, its Johnny like" she laughed. "Johnny like?" "Yeah, it looks manly" "What was it suppose to look like womanly?" She shrugged her shoulders and laughed "Maybe." "Are you jealous that my place looks better than yours?" She looked at him, "Honey, please" and she stuck her tongue out at him. "Watch yourself missy." "I'm watching myself, I don't see anything happening," "You're asking for it." He put the bags down, "Ooh, I'm so scared." John walked over to her he put his hands on her waist "What is with you today?" "I don't know what you're talking about" she smiled. "Uh-huh, you're mouth is going to get you in trouble one of these days Addy." Addy was the nickname John gave her, "Well I've had this mouth of mine for twenty four years, and I know sometimes it can get a little dirty, but there's more sugar in it than spice" she winked. John bit down on his lower lip, Audrey was now against the wall. "From what I've seen there has been more spice than sugar, you think you can ease up on the spice?" "For you I don't think so. You can handle it." That's when he started tickling her, Audrey laughed and fell to the ground, "John, s-stop!" "You can handle it" he said using her words. "Please stop, I-I can't breathe." He stopped, "First you must promise me that you'll be more kind with your words and the way you use them." "Or what?" she asked "Or, I can just tickle you for hours and make you suffer. So what's it going to be?" he said running his fingers on her stomach, "Ok, ok I promise to be nicer with my words toward you." "Thank you Audrey." Chills went down her spine when he called her by her full name. She smiled, "You're welcome John." He helped her off the floor, "Let's get these bags upstairs," they grabbed their bags and went to John's room. "Um John" "What's wrong?" "Where am I sleeping?" she asked. "Here, with me" he said scratching the back of his head. "I can give you the bed, and I'll sleep downstairs" he offered. When they were on the road, they usually had their own beds. "No, it's fine. I was just asking" "Are you sure?" "Yeah, I don't want to be alone." They got their things settled; it was already 11:00 "You want to watch TV or something until we fall asleep?" John asked. "Sure, I'm just going to change into my pj's." She changed into her blue cami and boy shorts that she brought from Victoria's Secret, she put her brunette hair in a messy bun and washed off her face and brushed her teeth. She came back out, "Victoria's Secret huh?" John smiled. "Yeah, they have good stuff there," she said putting her other clothes in the bag. "What's Audrey's secret?" She walked over to him, "If I tell it won't be a secret" she said touching the tip of his nose. "Fair enough, I'm gonna go change." John changed into his black Calvin Klein boxer shorts; he washed his face and brushed his teeth as well. He came back out and saw Audrey in the bed texting someone.

I want 2 tell him so bad

Y dnt u tell him then

Cuz I'm scared of wat he'll say, I rly like him Micks

I knw u do, but if u ever want him 2 knw u have to tell him. Do u want me 2 tell him 4 u?

I would luv 4 u 2, but it would b awkward. I'll do it myself one of these days

Alright, that's my girl. Wat r u guys doing?

Bout to watch TV until we fall asleep & 2morrow we're going to his parents' 4 a cookout

Aw how cute, omg his parents' house? Dnt worry u'll b fine. Well txt me later.

Audrey looked up and saw John in his boxer shorts, she saw him like that plenty of times but every time she saw him like that she couldn't help but to stare. She looked away, hoping John didn't notice. God how am I going to make it through the night, let alone in the same bed with him! She thought. "Now how did you know which one was my side?" her thoughts were distracted when she heard him speak. "I just took a wild guess. Am I right?" "Yeah, you're a good guesser." She smiled, "I'm a natural at that." He got on his side of the bed (the right side). "So is this what you usually do when you're home, just watch TV until you fall asleep?" she asked "Pretty much, some life I have right?" She smiled, "I kind of like you're life." They looked through the channels to see if anything good was on, they decided to just watch Obsessed even though they've seen it before. Audrey laid her head on John's chest, "Are really still scared about being alone or were you just joking?" John asked thinking back to when he asked her if she wanted the room while he slept downstairs. "I'm trying not to be scared, but I can't help it. With you around it help me." It was when they first started sharing rooms together, she had just came out of an abusive relationship and she was scared to be alone, she always wanted somebody near her at all times. John was always there whenever she had a nightmare, and he would always stay with her until she fell asleep and he'd ended up falling asleep with her. "I'm glad I can help you overcome your fear." "Thanks for always being there for me John," "That's what I'm here for; I'm always here for you, always." He put his arm around her waist. She always felt safe in his arms. Pretty soon she fell asleep on his chest with her arm draped over him. He turned off the TV and went to sleep as well.