Chris's POV
When I opened my eyes it was really quiet, almost too quiet. I sat up and stared at my glove. It was 10:00. Terrifying thoughts rushed through my head as I heard Beth's voice echoing through the hallways.
"Chris, Help!" she yelled. What if her dream was real? After that thought, I wasted no time. I ran down the hall as fast as I could. I looked towards the airlock, no Beth. I sprinted to the living room to find Beth sitting on the couch.
"What, what do you need, Beth?" I asked, out of breath from my run.
"What should we watch tonight? I can't decide," she calmly said.
"Oh right, it is movie night," I remembered. How could I forget, that's kind of our thing. After we decided on the movie, I changed out of my pajamas and put on my everyday clothes. I cooked some breakfast and washed my plate after Beth and I were done eating.
"Where are the guys, anyway?" I asked.
"Danny's out trying to find Jelly Kid, and Wallow's out with Impossibear," she answered.
"Oh…so I guess we're alone," I replied. This was partly good, because if we wanted to do something together, the guys wouldn't be trying to snoop in our biz.
Beth's POV
My plan had already taken shape. I convinced both of the guys to leave the house for the day so Chris and I could watch our movie alone. I was kind of nervous, I liked Chris a lot and I didn't want to ruin our friendship. We were basically together but neither of us wanted to admit it to the guys. The fact that I ended up in bed last night instead of asleep on the couch with Chris showed he cared enough to keep our relationship a secret. I think it's time for us to take the next step and say it out loud for the first time. I was still nervous though.
"Hey, Beth, do you want to watch something on TV because I'm bored," he asked.
"Yeah, I was kind of getting bored too," I replied. I could tell he was picking up my thoughts. It's probably one of his emotion lord powers. He doesn't even realize what he can do with his powers, yesterday he changed the channel and then no one else could change it. I thought it was cool that he could do stuff like that, but it's been getting out of control lately. Chris sat down on the couch and I curled up on his chest. He liked it. I could tell because he had his arm protectively around me. I felt safe and he was probably feeling pretty content too.
Chris's POV
She liked it when I held her close like this. I liked it when she lay on my chest. I could protect her when she was this close to me, and with my emotion lord powers growing I could protect her even when she wasn't. I can tell when she's in trouble but sometimes I panic. She fell asleep before me and I slowly drifted off after her.
3 Hours Later
When I woke up, Beth was laying beside me on the couch. My arm was still around her and she was snuggled up to me. It was 5:00pm. I didn't want to wake her so I stayed there for a while. Then she woke up.
"Chris it's movie night! Why didn't you wake me up?" she exclaimed.
"I didn't know if you wanted to be woken up, besides the guys won't be back for another two hours," I replied.
"Alright, just put the movie in already," she said half excited with a hint of nervousness.
We made it about half way through the movie before we both broke the silence.
"I need to tell you something," we said together.
"Jinx," Beth said.
"Okay, okay but this is important," I replied.
"I love you," we said together.
"I love you too," we said again. We laughed and then something happened that I had dreamed of since I was 10, she kissed me. She wrapped her arms around my neck and I was practically squeezing her. I enjoyed this and savored this until it ended. All I wanted was to protect her with my life. And I wanted a life with her. FOREVER.