I lay awake in Colby's guest bed, my eyes looking up at the white ceiling. We had went our separate ways awhile ago and I forced myself to try and sleep. As much as my body wanted to lay next to Colby's, my mind wouldn't allow me. I knew it was a stretch that he was involved with my past but when I noticed he was hiding something from me, it made me start to wonder.

Turning on my side, I cuddled the pillow closer to me, eyes glancing across the hall. Colby's room was lit with an assortment of candles, allowing me to see his sleeping form on his bed. The rain continued to splash against the windows and I silently thanked God that the storm had calmed.

Or so I thought.

BOOM!

My body sprang up in bed, clutching the blanket in fear. My breathing became uneven as the room lit up with lightening and I prepared myself for the next part.

BOOM! CRACK!

Not thinking twice, I threw off the covers and ran over to Colby's room, coming to a halt at the foot of his bed.

"Colby," I whispered.

Silence.

"Colby," I pressed louder.

More silence.

I sighed and walked around to the side of his bed, poking his exposed chest. "Colby," I spoke louder this time.

"Hmm?" He stirred awake, eyes landing on me. He sat up in bed, rubbing his tired eyes. "Reign, you okay?"

I shook my head. "I don't want to seem like a little bitch because of a storm but I really don't want to be alone."

Colby gave me a tired smile before patting the spot next to him on his bed. "I'll keep my hands to myself."

Please don't.

I couldn't help the thought when I took in his appearance of his tired state. His hair had fallen out of the bun, matting against his face. Licking my lips, I climbed over his feet and sat on the other side of him, on top of the covers.

"Reign, I promise I won't do anything you don't want me too," Colby said when he noticed me shivering. "You can come under the covers."

Sucking in my bottom lip, I looked into his eyes and when I could see that he was being genuine, I slipped underneath. I pulled the warm covers to my chest, immediately my body melting to the mattress.

"Couldn't sleep?" Colby had his glasses perched on his nose.

"No. You can go back to sleep if you want." I said when Colby yawned.

"It's fine." He ran a hand over his chin, another yawn leaving his lips.

"I'll be fine, Colby." I couldn't help but giggle. "Go back to sleep."

"Are you sure?" He asked taking off his glasses.

Instead of answering, I gently pushed down on his chest, making him lay down on the bed.

"Damn, if you wanted to get on top, all you had to do was ask." Colby slowly licked his lips, eyeing me up and down.

Ignoring his seductive smirk and the sudden want to straddle his hips, I turned my back to him. "Goodnight, Colby."

"Night, Reign." Another yawn left his lips.

Stirring awake, I turned on my side, immediately cuddling with the warm body next to me. Arms wrapped around, pulling me closer. One hand rested on the lower of my back while the other grazed it's thumb over my cheek. Breathing in content, I wrapped my leg around the body, completely forming my body into the other. My fingers grazed over the hair on the broad chest and abs as sleep took over my body, unaware that the storm had passed and the power had restored.

Rubbing the sleep from my eyes, I sat up in the somewhat unfamiliar bed and noticed the cold spot next to me. I looked around Colby's bedroom, taking it in for the first time, as memories of last night came fluttering back. I remembered coming into Colby's bed because I was afraid of the storm and I also remembered a warm body pressed against mine.

The blush crept to my cheeks when I realized Colby and I had cuddled last night. I threw off the covers with a sigh and made my way out of the bedroom, hoping to find Colby to thank him for last night. I felt like I had overstayed my welcome and thought it would be better if I went home.

"Colby?" I called out to an empty house as I appeared in the kitchen. My eyes landed on a piece of paper on the counter.

Sorry I had to leave so early. Work calls. I had fun last night, hopefully we can hang out again, cuddling included.

-Colby.

My cheeks burned red again as a smile came to my lips. He knew full well that we were cuddling last night?

Finding a pen on the counter, I quickly wrote down my number for Colby, saying to text me whenever he wanted to hang out. Giving one last look around Colby's house, I gathered my dry clothes from last night and walked out, making sure to lock the door behind me.

Safely inside my house, I made sure to plug my phone in as I walked into my bathroom, wanting to freshen up. Once I had showered and ran a brush through my hair, I wrapped the towel tightly around my body and walked into my closet, deciding on what to wear today. It was 9 a.m on a Tuesday and I had to go to the new house I was staging; my deadline was Friday.

After applying a fair amount of make up, I grabbed my laptop and paperwork from my bedroom, making sure my phone was charged. I felt my heart drop when I had seen that no one had texted or called.

A sigh left my lips as I walked out of my house and made my way to work, hoping for a text from Colby.