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That which we face.

Chapter 14 – Sleepover

Jade's POV

"I'm not sure I you really outed me Tori." I said as I continued to stare out the window on the way home.

I was drained, emotionally and physically. The funeral took more out of me than it thought it would. Watching the casket being lowered into the ground was the hardest thing for me. It can be said that I'm a death obsessed and rather morbid person. To a large degree that is correct. Seeing a casket being lowered into the ground shouldn't bother me at all.

But when you see someone you love being lowered into ground, knowing perfectly well you will never see them again one can't help but become upset. He was my grandfather and I loved him, it's just that simple.

Only Tori taking my hand at the gravesite kept me from totally coming apart at the seams. Sure we got some strange looks but not that I think about it, it was probably because I was so broken and leaned on Tori.

Normally I'm a standoffish not touching person. It was just a bit out of character. Even if they do suspect I don't care.

I didn't want to be alone tonight. Looking over at Tori I just needed her with me tonight. Part of me was uncomfortable about needing anyone so much. But I just ignored that, I'm going to listen to my heart. I wanted her to hold me as I slept.

"Would you please stay with me tonight." I said weakly.

"Of course. I overheard someone say something about a gathering after the funeral."

I nodded.

"Everyone is meeting after at my uncles house but I don't feel like going. I just want to be with you."

I remembered to send a text to my father telling him I was tired and would try to make the family gathering later. Even though I had not intention of going.

No One's POV

Tori said "I need to get some things from my house first so I can stay over."

"That's fine."

Tori drove Jade's Car home and parked.

"Do you want to come in, otherwise I will be out in a few minutes." Tori as she got out of the car.

"No, I'll just wait in the car" Jade said as she laid back and closed her eyes.

Tori ran in the house, gathered some things and quickly changed out of her dress into jeans and a blouse.

A few moments later Tori was back out at the car. Jades eyes were still closed and it appeared she was asleep. Before she started the car, Tori paused and watched Jade for a moment.

Tori couldn't help but think the normally intimidating Goth looked peaceful and helpless. The grief she experienced today looked like it came close to breaking her. Even if Jade hadn't invited her to stay she would have insisted on it.

As Tori started and drove off Jade opened her eyes for a moment and then closed them. Seeming to go back to sleep again.

A short time later Tori pulled up in front of Jade's house. Looking at Jade, Tori noticed she still seemed to be asleep.

"My poor tired baby" Tori quietly said to herself.

She gently shook the Goth awake. "Jade, were home."

Jades eyes snapped open and she stretched before getting out of the car.

"I didn't sleep well last night" Jade mumbled as they walked to the door.

"Why."

"I just had my mind on the funeral and on my grandfather. I don't think I even slept for more than 2 or 3 hours." Jade said as she unlocked the front door.

"Come on Jade, let's get you into bed."

Tori followed Jade up to her room. It was rather large, The walls were a dark wood paneling. In the corner there was a double bed, The room itself was dark with heavy curtains on the two windows. Various knick-knacks and other strange objects littered the room. Glancing at a book shelf Tori saw a number of horror novels by authors Stephen King, H.P. Lovecraft, Clive Barker, Edgar Allen Poe and many others. Not all were horror novels but many of them were.

Tori glanced at a table next to the bed. Besides a rather mundane looking alarm clock was what appeared to be a very real skull. Tori walked in the room behind jade and put her bag down a chair beneath a poster for the 1981 B horror movie Graduation Day.

"Love your decorator" Tori quipped as she continued to look around the room.

Jade who had walked to her dresser smiled a bit and grabbed out some shorts and a t shirt before starting to undress.

Now that the funeral was over what there was of Jade's energy seemed to be going fast. Almost mechanically she put on a pair of black shorts and black t shirt and crawled into bed.

Though Tori wasn't tired she changed as well. She sensed the need that Jade had for her to be there in bed with her. It was an odd sensation but she just knew it.

Tori crawled in bed with the exhausted Goth who quickly put her arm around Tori's midsection.

"Thanks Tori" Jade faintly said before drifting off to sleep.

After a few moments Jade seemed to almost wrap around the still awake Latina, breathing even heavier as she drifted deeper into sleep.

Tori closed her eyes for a moment and reveled in new found feeling of closeness to Jade. Still not even remotely tired, Tori pulled out her kindle and began to read using a small light in her kindle case.

Jade didn't seem to notice her bedmate was not sleeping or even seemed to care if she did. She simply clung to the still awake Tori while deeply sleeping. Most of the time during Jades 2 plus hour nap Tori just read the sappy romance novel she had recently got on her kindle.

Occasionally she would put her kindle down and gently rub Jades back at least once causing Jade to make pleasant humming sounds.

Just over 2 hours later as early evening set in, Jade seemed to wake with a start.

Tori's POV

"Huh, What?" Jade said as she woke up suddenly.

I just smiled at my sleepy girlfriend. "Its alright baby."

Her eyes gradually focused on me as she still clung to me. "Did you sleep?"

I shook my head. "No, I'm not tired, I was just reading."

Jade frowned, "You could have sat in the chair or watched TV"

I ran my hands through her hair which I was beginning to really like doing. "I wanted to lay here with you even if I wasn't asleep."

Jade smiled and made that soft humming sound indicating she was happy as she laid her head back down on my chest.

She just laid there for a few more minutes. She still looked a bit tired but not nearly as exhausted as before.

"Hey let's order some pizza and watch movies. I'm sure you have any number of horror films you would like to inflict on my eyes." I said while rubbing gentle circles on Jade's back.

Jade opened a single eye and looked up at me. "Sounds like a plan. I'll pick something not too gory but just enough that you'll be forces to bury your head in my arm no less that 5 or 6 times."

"How are you feeling?" I said as I extracted myself from her bed.

"Less tired, but still not quite myself." Jade said as she walked to the bathroom.

We ordered some pizza and started our horror movie marathon. The first movie was an old one the old Jamie Curtis Slasher Terror train. I actually kind of enjoyed that one. As the first move ended there was a knock on her bedroom door.

"Come in" Jade said.

Jade's father came into see us sitting on the bed eating pizza.

"Hello Jade, how are you feeling?" he asked. I noticed he looked like he was holding a picture in his hand.

"Better dad. I just was too exhausted to make it. I don't think I slept more than 3 hours last night."

He nodded. "That's Ok, Your grandmother wanted to make sure you got this before anyone else grabbed it. She knew your grandfather wanted you to have it." Jade's dad said handing her a small picture frame with 2 things in it.

Jade's face seem to light up. "Thank you."

"Welcome Jade." Her dad said before he left.

I thought that her dad said nothing about us at the gravesite so he must have not thought much of it, i guessed.

I looked at the frame. It was a smaller frame and was dominated by what looked like a small handbill advertising a concert. In this frame was a handbill advertising the Jimi Hendrix Experience playing at San Francisco's Winterland ballroom in October of 1967. Below that was a ticket stub for the October 12th show.

Jade smiled and traced her fingers on the stub. "My grandfather was a big Hendrix fan, this is his stub for that show plus one of the handbills he grabbed the night of the concert. He had it framed and always knew I liked Hendrix."

"Wow" I said.

"He would say, you can listen to Hendrix on a record but nothing compares to seeing him live. Best concert I ever went to. That man was simply on fire."

Getting that frame seemed to perk up Jade's spirits a bit. Before we watched the 2nd move she mounted the frame on her wall.

We spent the rest of the night cuddling and watching more movies. With the movies Texas Chainsaw massacre and Friday the 13th finishing out the bill. I loved having Jade all to myself and I could tell she felt the same about me.

Jade's POV

I was getting tired again near the end of Friday the 13th, my nap helped but I was still pretty wiped and emotionally drained. When the movie was done told Tori it was time for bed and we both crawled under the covers together.

I'm beginning to really like snuggling next to her. Never thought I would find myself saying that but its true. We talked for a while in the dark as we snuggled in bed, nothing too important we were just enjoying each others company.

Eventually we fell asleep in each others arms. At that time there was no other place I wanted to be. Being in her arms was dare I say heavenly. All i know it sure felt that way.

We must have slept in the next morning. I awoke to Tori poking me.

"Jade wake up." She said.

"What." I grunted. Still half asleep.

"Wake up Jade." She requested.

I still hadn't opened my eyes. Instead I gave Tori a kiss on the neck and nestled in closer to her.

"I think you should wake up Jade." Tori said poking me again.

I was starting to get annoyed and opened my eyes.

"What?" I said.

Tori had an odd look on her face and simply pointed off to the left.

I suddenly had a very bad feeling as I turned my head. Briefly glancing at the clock I was it as 11:13 in the morning. Looking further to my left I saw why Tori woke me up.

Standing next to my bed was Cat, standing there with a huge grin on her face.

"How come I don't get to snuggle with you when I sleep over?" Cat remarked with a wink.

Hey if anyone was reading my story "After the Party." I added one more chapter to the story today finishing it completely. Give it a read and please review.

Not too much happening in this chapter, just some bonding and Cat finding out.