Sorry I haven't written...just started a second job and clocked 50 hours this week. Hope you enjoy! Let me know what you think. :)
The first time Gail learns that Holly hates sleeping in silence she's spending the night in Holly's loft for the first time. It had been a month since they'd started dating, or whatever it is they were doing, and Gail decided it was stupid for her to sleep alone. She missed Holly every minute they were apart, and the nights were especially lonely.
The mattress is soft and the down comforter wraps around her, engulfing her, pulling her deeper. Holly lays on her side, facing her. She's talking to her, but Gail can't focus; the bed too comfortable and the girl inches from her face too beautiful.
"…anyway I'm sorry if it bugs you, but I usually keep the radio on. It helps quiet my brain at night and fall asleep faster," Gail manages to make out from Holly's speech.
"Yeah, no it's fine. I might have a hard time quieting what my mind is yelling about right now too," Gail replies trailing her hand across Holly's soft, tanned cheek. Everything was still so new to her. The feelings and desires, the need to be close to Holly and feel her warmth. She was trying hard to keep the walls from building between them.
Holly recognizes the fear in Gail's expression, places a soft kiss to her forehead, and pulls her closer into her chest as the radio hums softly in the background, playing a Sam Smith song.
Can I lay by your side, next to you, you
And make sure you're alright
I'll take care of you,
And I don't want to be here if I can't be with you tonight.
Gail relaxes and sighs into the other girl's shoulder as she realizes she's never felt safer than here in Holly's bed, wrapped in her arms. Their breathing settles into a matching rhythm and sleep overcomes them.
