Five Times Tami Taylor Couldn't Sleep.
Summary: Just a little bit of pre series Eric/Tami fluff. Each chapter is a different time in their premarital relationship that Tami couldn't sleep, mainly focusing on their college years. I could continue if you guys like this and have other ideas.
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Four:
Tami had been shopping with friends when a small tornado blew through the shopping center, but missed the store they were in. She rushed home, thankful that their apartment complex wasn't hit.
The rest of the afternoon she was jumpy and restless no matter what Eric tried. He'd wished he'd been with her to shield her from the storm but he had a coaches meeting at the junior high. Later that night she'd sipped a glass of wine and was sitting on their bed, looking at the small but beautiful diamond he'd put on her finger a few months back. He smiled at her when he walked into their room after locking up. He got ready for bed and she just watched, fiddling with the hem of her blanket. He sat next to her and smiled, gently taking her hands. They trembled a little but he squeezed them, "Tami, hey"
She looked up at him and her lip quivered. "C'mere" he murmured, pulling her close.
She allowed herself to fall into his embrace and he kissed the top of her head. He held her tense body and began rubbing gentle circles on her back. He slowly positioned her so they were leaning against the headboard and she let out a tiny whimper. "That was the scariest thing babe"
He nodded, "yeah... We could hear it from the school... I was worried about you"
She sighed, "the power went out first so we didn't really know what was going on"
He rubbed her shoulder, encouraging her to continue and talk about it, in hopes of helping her relax.
"We were in the laundry room of the field house for about half an hour... Didn't wanna take any chances" he explained.
She nodded, "I was in the bathroom.. By myself. The whole store was shaking..."
He kissed her head, "you are so brave, you know that. And you're home now, safe with me"
She sighed happily and nestled into him. "I think it let up right before the store I was in..."
He pulled her close and put one hand on the back of her head. "It's okay now, just try to relax"
She sighed, "I don't think I'm anywhere close to relaxin or sleepin tonight"
He kissed her head, "how does a massage sound babe?"
She smiled and nodded in his chest, allowing him to sit her up and start working on her tense shoulders.
He continued to knead her shoulders until she began to relax. She sighed, "that feels so good"
He smiled, but kept kneading her shoulders, "just take some big breaths"
Tami sighed but started to relax more when he added a little more pressure to her shoulders. He leaned into her, "wanna lay down?"
She finally nodded and he pulled her close to him. He wrapped his arms around her and she finally allowed herself to close her eyes.
Hey y'all! Thanks so much for the reviews. I think I will write a companion piece to this since all of the responses to the idea were positive. There's only one more chapter left of this one, but I've enjoyed writing this.