FAGE 8: Soul Mates
Title: Me Garrett, You Bella
Written for: Laurie Whitlock
Written By: Abbymickey24
Rating: M
Summary/Prompt used: A little bit of 1 person is on a cruise and gets stranded on an island somehow and soon they discover that they are not alone, and a little bit of person 1 gets to go on a holiday and meets person 2 for the first time and has a whirlwind romance.
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I am a pinch writer which is why this so late. It will be 22 chapters and drabbalish. All chapters should be under 1000 words. I will post two a day until complete since it's not completely finished yet. I wanted to wait until I was done, but I didn't want Laurie to have to wait anymore.
I don't own anything.
A big thank you to my beautiful beta gem_del_mar. MWAH
I hope you enjoy, especially you Laurie
Castaway ended up being the most favorite, but I think it was only two or three of you that said. Everyone else was all over the map. LOL
Oh and no one has asked, but just so you know where we are in the week.
Timeline:
Saturday-Bella arrived in Cancun
Sunday night-Bella washed up on Garrett's Island
Monday-She wakes up and agrees to stay.
Tuesday-Which is where we are now in this chapter.
-MGYB-
Chapter 10
Bella wakes slowly and stretches her body out. Thankfully, she's not confused about where she is this morning and rolls to her side as she opens her eyes. She's also not surprised to find herself in Garrett's bed. She'd planned to argue the sleeping situation with him, but she'd been so tired last night and he'd turned her toward the bed while her eyes were half closed. She'd had no will to argue and had been asleep soon after her head hit the pillow.
As her eyes roam over the two arm chairs sitting in front of the TV and the empty bowl in one of them she smiles, thinking back on yesterday. They'd spent all day watching movies, and talking more about Garrett's island. She'd learned that he'd done almost everything himself. It had taken him a year to build the treehouse, and he slept in a tent until he had the roof on it. She also learned that he had trails wide enough for the ATV all over the island and that there was two waterfalls as well as a bridge he built himself.
The plan for today is for him to take her around to see it all and she can't wait. At the thought, her eyes find Garrett and she has to cover her mouth quickly to keep from waking him up with her laugh. He's on the cot across the room wrapped up like a burrito. The only thing visible is the top of his head.
She jumps slightly when she feels a shift behind her, and then she grins as Wilson's head comes to rest on her hip.
"Does he always sleep like that?" She whispers as she reaches down to scratch behind his ears.
He lifts his head and then settles it back down as if he's nodding and Bella can't help but laugh again. The sound causes Garrett to roll over in his sleep and tumble right off the cot. Bella cringes when he hits the floor, but then shakes her head as he keeps right on sleeping.
She lays there a little bit longer, watching him but the need for a bathroom has her moving sooner than she wants. Quietly she slides out from under Wilson and tiptoes across the floor, using the bathroom quickly.
Coming back out, she stands awkwardly in the middle of the room. She doesn't want to lay back down, but she doesn't want to do anything that might wake Garrett up either. Plus, it just doesn't seem right to go rummaging around even if he told her to make herself at home last night.
After a good five minutes of debate, she finally decides to make coffee. She finds most of everything she needs sitting near the coffee pot, and a quick search of the cabinet above produces a cup. As soon as it's done she takes one more peek at Garrett before going out to the porch.
Wilson follows and darts down the ramp to take care of his bathroom business. Bella leans against the railing and looks out over the trees, reveling in the silence that surrounds her.
-MGYB-
Garrett wakes to the sound of the door opening. He shakes his head at finding himself on the floor, but doesn't question it; he's fallen off the cot before.
He manages to get his face free from the cover, he's wrapped up in, just in time to see the bottom of Bella's and Wilson's legs disappear onto the porch. He smiles as he smells coffee and is glad she felt comfortable enough to get it.
Extracting himself from the rest of the cover, he stands and stretches before running to the bathroom. Once he's finished, he grabs a cup of coffee for himself and wanders out to lean against the railing beside her.
For a few minutes they stand in silence, enjoying the warm sunshine and watching Wilson run around below them.
Finally Garrett asks, "How did you sleep?"
"Very well, thank you. But you cheated." Bella answers, smiling when he does the same.
"I don't know what you're talking about." He says before he takes a sip of his coffee. "Thanks for this by the way."
Bella nods and then says, "Yes, you do. You took advantage of my sleepiness to get me into your bed."
Garrett snorts hot coffee up his nose and starts coughing as Bella's face turns bright red. She didn't mean it like that, but that's definitely how it sounded.
Embarrassed Bella turns for the door, but before she can take a step Garrett reaches out and grabs her wrist.
When she glances back, she finds him holding a finger up for her to wait a second since he's still coughing a little.
Finally, he regains his ability to speak and says, "I'd apologize for taking advantage, but I'm not sorry. After the last few days, you needed a decent night's sleep. Plus, the way Wilson's been since you got here, I'm not positive he wouldn't have tried to climb onto the cot with you and trust me, that is not something you want to happen because the floor will become your best friend."
"Like it was for you this morning?" Bella asks, realizing in the same moment that once again he'd managed to easily calm her down before she made an even bigger idiot of herself.
"Exactly." Garrett says with a smile as he pulls her back to the railing and lets her wrist go.
"How did you not wake up?"
"I've fallen off that cot more times than I can remember when I was building the treehouse. Plus, I found I can pretty much sleep anywhere since I came here. I woke up in a wheelbarrow once."
"Seriously?" Bella asks with a laugh. "How?"
"Oh yeah. It was before my ATV got here and I needed to fill the water tank. I'd made about four trips already and just needed a break. I sat down in it to rest for a minute and the next thing I knew Wilson was licking my face and waking me up. And in case you're wondering, It is not a comfortable bed."
Bella shakes her head with a laugh at his explanation, but it still doesn't make her want to take his bed from him. Hell, just knowing that he's so familiar with the floor for it to not wake him up makes her want him to keep his bed more. But before she can voice that, he speaks again.
"I can tell you're still on the fence about it, but I really want you to take the bed. And remember I am the person who saved you and I am feeding you, so it would be a little rude of you not to take it."
Bella shakes her head at his words, but she can't stop the smile that spreads across her face as he grins back at her.
"You're really going to play the saving my life card?" She asks.
He shrugs his shoulder as his grin grows wider. "Yep."
Bella rolls her eyes, but she really has no other choice and says, "Fine. I'll take the bed for the rest of the week."
"Yes," Garrett says, tapping the top railing with his hand and causing Bella to laugh with how pleased he looks. "And now that that's taken care of, let's go explore."
-MGYB-
Awww...he's so sweet. LOL
Question: Where is the weirdest place you've fallen asleep?
Me, on top a washing machine and dryer at work. I worked in a hair salon and when we weren't busy we napped in the back. Surprisingly, using a stack of towels makes them pretty comfortable.
Until the morning...