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Jack followed as Angela led him into her small dark bedroom. He glanced around as Angela flipped on the lights. He inwardly smiled as he saw the hand drawings and paintings created by his-well he didn't know quite what he meant to her but he knew he had never felt this way about anybody before.
Angela made her way to one of the corners where her bed was situated and turned down the covers so it would be easy for Jack to get under them.
"I can't believe there is a man in my bed and nothing is even going to happen", she muttered to herself. She could not have been more wrong.
As she helped Jack get comfortable she found herself thinking about how lucky she was, and how this one man could erase all of the hurt and pain other men seemed to cause. As if it had a mind of its own, her hand met Jack's soft curly hair and began to stroke it. Their eyes met in that magnetic field Jack had once mentioned to her, neither was able to break away. Their eyes remained locked as Jack inched closer to Angela's lips, hoping she wouldn't pull away. There were only centimeters separating them. Jack closed the gap and for the third time in only a matter of weeks, they kissed. After what seemed an eternity Angela broke away for air.
"Goodnight Jack", she said softly while smiling uncontrollably, "I'll be in the living room if you need me." Jack nodded. She turned towards the door to leave.
"Wait...", she turned around, "stay with me. Please?" She could hear the fear in his voice and nodded in agreement.
Jack gingerly slid over to make room for her in the queen sized bed. Angela slipped in under the covers (Neither changed into pajamas but with the combination of physical and emotional exhaustion it did not really matter). Without words, she scooted close so their bodies were touching and encircled him with her arms. He leaned his head against her breast. A mere two hours ago, he was sure that sleep would not find him tonight. He wasn't sure if it was the warmth of Angela's body close to his, or the sound of her beating heart he found soothing along with the gentle strokes of her hand in his hair and the soft lullaby she hummed, but sleep came in a matter of minutes.
As she laid there with Jack in her arms, she began to feel the tension melt away from both herself and Jack. She glanced at the clock, 1: 00 am. As she was stroking his hair she came to the sudden realization that she was head over heals in love with Jack. That's why she had spent over half the day in her office with tears streaming down her cheeks, that's also, why she had to let him go even when all she wanted to do was hold onto him forever. She never made a bigger mistake.
Warm tears cascaded over her lids, rolled down her cheek and landed on Jack's curly hair. Angela made no effort to stop the renegade tears. She was too tired and Jack was out for the night, or so she thought.
Tap, tap tap, tap. Water, he thought as he strained his ears to listen for rain outside, no it's not raining, I'm not outside. A thought suddenly popped into his mind, Angela.
"Angela", he said in a groggy and raspy voice as he looked up. Angela looked down and blinked.
"Jack", she said through the quiet sobs she was no longer trying to suppress. "I'm sorry go back to sleep".
Jack shifted and sat up unweaving his body from hers and then encircled her with his arms. He was no longer the comforted but now the comforter.
"No, no Ange never be sorry", he said stroking her soft wavy brown hair.
"But I'm the one who needs to be strong for you" she said as he reached up to wipe away her tears with his thumbs. "No Ange, you've gone through a lot recently too".
Geez, he almost died and now he's comforting me, she thought to herself as Jack ran his large hand up and down her back in a comforting manner.
"How did I get so lucky?", she mumbled as Jack's soothing gestures lulled her into a peaceful sleep. Jack too, soon began to drift off to sleep once more knowing he was safe and was holding the one person he truly and deeply loved. Angela.
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