"Mom! Dad! We're back." Sean hollered as he and Emma walked into the small trailer. The trailer was quiet and they didn't hear any other sounds as they entered. He then spotted the note on the kitchen table.
Sean,
Your dad and I had to work tonight. Emma, I left the clothes Jamie dropped off for you in Sean's room. I made up the bed in Trackers old room so one of you can sleep in there and one of you can sleep in Sean's room. Sean, I found some old clothes of Tracker's and left them in your room as well. Have a good night kids and we'll see you in the morning.
Mom
"Guess it's just you and me tonight." Sean said raising his eyebrow after reading the note. A bit of awkwardness still hung in the air as they both realized that they would be alone together in the house all night. "Did you want to watch some TV or something?"
Emma yawned. She was physically beat. The last few days had done a number on her body and she hadn't been able to sleep at home. She was hoping that with the change of scenery that may change tonight. "I'm kind of tired." Emma admitted. "I think I'd like to try to get some sleep."
"Ok. Follow me." Sean said as he lead her down the small hallway of the trailer to his bedroom. He stopped at his bedroom door and led her inside.
"You can sleep in here tonight Emma and I'll take Tracker's old room." he said to her as they sat down on the bed together.
Sean watched as Emma sifted through the pile of clothes that Jamie had left for her. "Picking out your outfit for tomorrow night?" Sean asked.
Emma shook her head. "Looking for some pajamas."
"I'm sure I got something you could wear." Sean looked through the pile of Tracker's old clothes. He pulled out a large black t-shirt from the stack and handed it to her. "Will this do?"
"That will be fine." Emma said.
"Ok. Well I'll go get you some extra blankets and pillows for the bed. Bathroom is across the hall."
Emma headed to the bathroom to change. A few minutes later when she returned she saw Sean prepping the bed. "Anything else you need?"
Emma was silent for a moment debating in her head whether or not to tell Sean that she didn't feel like sleeping alone. She decided to go for it as she figured the worst thing he could do was say no. "Umm…there is one thing actually. I know you said you were going to sleep Tracker's old room tonight but do you think you could stay in here with me?"
"Are you sure about this Em?" Sean asked. The last thing he wanted to do was make her uncomfortable.
"I'm sure. I just don't feel like being alone tonight." she replied.
They got in bed together. This was the first time Emma had ever slept in a bed with someone other than Manny. Since it was a single bed they had no choice but to be close. At first they lay awkwardly beside each other trying not to touch. After a couple of minutes of both staring into the darkness, Sean moved his arm and put it underneath Emma's neck. He pulled her close so her head rested on his bare chest. She placed her hand on his stomach. He moved his free hand and placed it on top of hers. She could feel the tingles flow throughout her body. It had been so long since they had been this close. She had missed him. She felt her body relax and her eyes began to close. Sean kissed her on the forehead and whispered "Goodnight Emma." She did not reply because she had already fallen asleep. A couple of minutes later Sean fell asleep as well.
Sean awoke first with Emma still in his arms. He looked over at the clock on the night stand and it read 11:00am. They had went to bed around 11:00pm the night before so that meant they had slept 12 hours. He waited a while before waking her. He watched her sleeping peacefully. He had never had a chance to watch her sleep like this before and wanted to soak in the moment as much as he could.
He ran his fingers through her golden blond hair and she stirred. She slowly opened her eyes. "Sean what time is it?" she asked figuring they had only slept a few short hours. She sat straight up in bed in shock when Sean told her they had slept for 12 hours.
"Twelve hours? Are you serious? I don't think I've ever slept that long!" Emma exclaimed. She began to climb over him so she could get out of bed.
"Shhhhhhh" Sean said and put one finger up to her mouth so he could quiet her. "We don't have to get out of bed just yet. We could always just lay here and talk or something." he suggested grasping at straws. He never was much of a talker but figured it couldn't hurt to try something new and try opening up to Emma.
Emma smiled to herself at Sean's suggestion of talking. If he wanted to talk then she would definitely find them something to talk about.
"What's going on between you and Ellie?" Emma asked bluntly.
