Enter the Theater Sub - Chapter 14 – Sleep's Embrace
He woke up with her still lightly tucked into his body. She faced her window and he faced her. Her hair still smelled like the scented shampoo she used even after their several sessions of lovemaking throughout the night.
She amazed him. She'd woke him up twice to have sex again. Granted, he'd woke her up once or twice as well, but he had been astonished when she woke him the first time. The second time, he'd been thrilled to wake up to the feeling of her lips already encompassing his manhood. She was his own little minx and he loved it.
They'd both made mistakes about sex in the past. So, each time they had made love, he'd been sure to wear a condom. He had no fears of pushing them into a situation they couldn't handle. He was enjoying the knowledge that he'd had a night of complete satisfaction with an incredibly beautiful woman and he had no fear of it becoming unmanageable.
She stirred slightly in her sleep, but he simply laid there and watched as she held onto his arms around her as though making sure he was still there. He tucked her a bit tighter against his body and snuggled his arms in a little tighter and she settled easily back to full sleep.
He watched his sleeping beauty as she lie there in his arms. He was in love. There was no doubt about it. She had ensorcelled him. He smiled as he inhaled the scent of her shampoo again. "I love you so much, Gabriella." He kissed the side of her head.
He saw the sun beginning to rise through the window and began to wonder what time it was. He refused to leave her bed before she woke up, but they did have to work this morning. He glanced over and saw that it was nearly 7 am. They had first bell at 7:30. Troy jumped up a bit. "Baby, oh shit! Baby, wake up! We're late! It's 7 am and we still need to get ready for school! Honey, come on!" He leaned down and kissed her, "Baby?"
She jerked in her sleep but didn't wake up. Troy was honestly scared now. "Jesus, oh God, don't do this to me! Baby! GABriella? Come on, Baby, please!" He felt his heart racing and his mind was trying desperately to think of what to do. "BABY!"
Gabriella shook and started to try to open her eyes. She felt miserable, horrid even. She felt like she'd been drugged. "Huh?"
Troy let out the heaviest breath he could remember. "OH MY GOD! Baby, are you okay?"
Gabriella just looked at a very blurry person lying next to her. She couldn't get her mind to work. She was exhausted and everything was so fuzzy. "Huh?"
Troy looked at her closely. "Gabriella? Honey, what's wrong? Talk to me, please?"
She tried so hard to focus on him. "Troy?"
He nodded, "Yeah, sweetie, I'm here. Can you look at me, baby?"
She forced her eyes open and watched him swim through her hazy vision. "Troy, I'm so tired. I need to…just…sleep." Her eyes closed again. She felt her consciousness slipping away.
Troy shook her awake again. "Gabriella? Honey?"
She looked at him with a groan, "Please just let me sleep. Please?"
Troy looked at her. "Okay." He kissed her forehead. "I'll tell Taylor you're sick."
She nodded and snuggled back down into her covers. "Yeah, t-Taylor…sick." She drifted back to sleep in seconds.
Troy just looked at her and couldn't figure out what the hell was going on. He was worried about her, but at the same time, she seemed as though she were simply exhausted. He picked up his phone from the nightstand and called Taylor. She'd been her roommate in college. Taylor would know what was normal for Gabriella and not.
Taylor picked her phone out of the pocket of her bag. "Yeah?"
Troy freaked out. "Gabriella wouldn't wake up! It was like I couldn't wake her up! Like she was drugged or something! Oh my God, Taylor, tell me she's okay! I'm freaking out! I can't lose her! I just found her! I just really had the chance to be with a woman I love! I can't lose her! I just can't! Please, Taylor! What do I do? What's wrong? Do I call a doctor or something?"
Taylor laughed and said, "Troy!" She let him rant a little bit more, "Troy!" He still wasn't slowing down. Finally she yelled into the phone, "TROY! Listen to me! She's fine! She's okay, Troy!" She waited and realized through the silence that she had his attention. "Let me guess, you kept her up all night?"
Troy felt like a teenager being busted, "Uh, yeah."
Taylor laughed, "Gabi has this funny relationship with sleep. See, she's a true insomniac. She really doesn't sleep well. She's tries and tries, but when she's upset or her muscles are bothering her, she just can't. So, sometimes her body tires out so thoroughly that she just seems to crash. It's like she's taken the most extensive sleep aid on the market. Nothing can rouse her."
Troy ran his hand through his hair. "That's exactly what it was like when I was trying to wake her up this morning. She could barely open her eyes or form coherent sentences. God, I am so scared. Tay, I really don't know what I'd do without her."
Taylor smiled, "That's a good thing, Troy. Now, just let her sleep. Leave her a fantastic note and let her sleep. She's exhausted, hot rod. You've apparently satiated her…which by the way is incredibly hard to do."
Troy felt his cheeks flush. "Taylor, you sleep with my best friend on a nightly basis. Let's never discuss what I can do sexually again. Ever."
She laughed, "You think she wouldn't tell me what you can do in bed?"
Troy closed his eyes, "Ever, Taylor. Never, ever."
Taylor laughed, "Sure thing, stud. Get your ass to work."
"Sure, boss." He laughed. It came half out of embarrassment and half from amusement.
Troy hung up and looked back down at his beloved. He smiled and let out another sigh. She was okay. Taylor said so and if anyone would know it would be her. Troy moved some of her hair back and kissed her a few times. He felt like Romeo pressing kisses to his Juliet. He pressed one more sweet kiss to her lips before standing and getting dressed in the clothes he'd packed.
She moaned and rolled over to press her face against his pillow.
He watched as her eyes fluttered open. "Hey, baby. You waking up?"
She narrowed her eyes and swallowed hard. "You're leaving me?"
He smiled, "It's well past time for us to leave for school, baby. I'm going to be late as it is. I already called Taylor for you. You should just go back to sleep, honey." He sat on the side of the bed and kissed her.
She looked like she was going to cry. "You were just going to leave without telling me?"
He smiled and handed her a piece of paper. He gave her a kiss on the lips. "I love you, sweetheart. Just lie back and relax. I'll come see you during my prep period."
She nodded, "Okay." She still looked sad, but she let him leave her with just the note in her hand and a promise that he'd come back later. She was still to groggy to think.