"Are you sure you don't want me to sleep on the sofa?" Harry asked Nikki as he walked around the bedroom collecting his bedclothes. Nikki was already sitting up in bed, a book in her hand as she tried to avoid looking at Harry, it was bad enough that he had only grabbed a pair of jogging bottoms.

"No it's fine" Nikki shrugged and stole a glance at Harry as he walked to the door "We're both adults"

"Exactly" came Harry's quiet reply before he walked out of the door and Nikki wondered if he meant to let her hear that or not. Shrugging to herself she turned back to her book but groaned in frustration when she found herself reading the same line four times. Abandoning the book, she placed it on the bedside table and lay down in bed, thinking that it would be easier if she didn't see Harry walk back into the room in just his jogging bottoms. She blushed at the thought and buried her head in the pillow as she heard Harry walk back into the room, he must have thought she was already asleep after the long day they had had because he quietly turned out the main light and carefully climbed into bed next to her. Nikki felt her breathing quicken when she felt his presence in the bed, this wasn't how she had imagined getting in bed with Harry but she found it didn't matter, she was comforted by his presence.

The next morning both Harry and Nikki were woken up by the blaring alarm that Harry had set the night before. Nikki groaned slightly as she gained consciousness and shifted slightly, not opening her eyes against the flood of early morning light through the curtains. She suddenly realised that she wasn't laying on her pillow and that there was something warm resting on her waist. Her eyes flew open and she blushed violently as she realised that she was laying close to Harry, her head on his chest and one arm slung over his stomach. Nikki glanced down at her waist and saw that Harry had one arm around her and was holding her tightly against him. She lifted her head slightly and hoped to move without Harry noticing but she stopped when there was a chuckle from Harry.

"Good morning" he said sleepily and Nikki shot up and moved away from him quickly her blush deepening as she tried to think of something to say "You aren't always like this the morning after are you?" Harry joked and Nikki spluttered something that to Harry sounded like 'bugger off' but he ignored her and gave her a grin.

"How did...did we..um..get like..never mind" Nikki motioned to herself and Harry, unable to say anything coherent after being at such close proximity to Harry. Her eyes moved over his naked torso and she had to look away to hide her blush at the thought that she had been laying on it.

"Well we didn't do anything" Harry stated cheekily and Nikki rolled her eyes and slapped him on the arm as she climbed out of the bed.

"Obviously" she replied, glad she could get back to her normal self after the shock, albeit a nice shock, of waking up draped over her best friend. She glanced at the bedside clock and saw that it was half past five in the morning, she groaned loudly and glanced back at Harry who was laying in the bed staring at her, not at all worried that he was only laying in his jogging bottoms, he also didn't seem to see the effect that was having on her. "I'm having the bathroom first, go and make coffee"

"Excuse me?" Harry asked seriously as he raised an eyebrow although Nikki could see his lips twitching "I don't think they.." he motioned with his head towards the general direction of the town "Will like you talking to me like that, they may tell me to punish you" he added suggestively and Nikki made a noise of frustration in the back of her throat and walked quickly out of the room before she could say anything to embarrass herself further. Harry watched her go and shook his head, he found that she was so easy to wind up at the moment. His sarcastic comments and noncommittal nature hid his true nervousness.

Nikki groaned as she climbed into the shower and let the water rush over her, waking up draped over Harry was something she had always wanted, sometimes dreamt of but to do it when they weren't even dating or just plain sleeping together was embarrassing. They were just friends, very close friends, and as much as Nikki wanted something more she knew Harry didn't. Nikki didn't know how she would survive the whole time she was there, especially if every morning she woke up in the same position.

I just had to have them waking up in an awkward possition. XD

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