A/N: This is the third and final part of Movie Night! I won't update til next Saturday or Sunday, but I will write some more one-shots! I hope you enjoyed this /rather long/ drabble!
The walk back to Lorraine's goes surprisingly quickly. My coat didn't dry out until we were on the return bus and up to then I'd been extremely uncomfortable. Lorraine's jumper was bone-dry in what seemed like minutes. I decide that I haven't gotten Lorraine back properly yet for dropping my watch down my back, and the fact that she dried long before me also seems like a good reason for punishment. So I chase her most of the way back.
Lorraine collapses on the sofa as soon as we get in, gasping dramatically. "I thought you were going to kill me!" "Haha, shut up and watch the film." I put the disc in the slot and press play, before collapsing equally dramatically onto Lorraine. She groans playfully and mutters some shit about wanting to watch Insidious, but snuggles down and turns her attention to the TV as she speaks.
*Lorraine POV*
I should listen to Nikki more often. She does have a pretty good taste when it comes to films. I spent the entire duration of the film without saying a word, and that's a first for me. I didn't even fidget or kick my leg about. I'm used to watching horror, because I love the little rushes of adrenaline getting a fright gives you – and that's why I reacted so enthusiastically when Nikki crept up on me earlier. She told me that she's seen Panic Room seven times since the release – and the first three times were in the cinema. I'd probably watch it again – and usually I only watch films once.
At first I thought it might be getting old for her because I saw her yawning a few times when the film began but, boy was I wrong! When the credits started rolling I reached up from where I was sitting to turn on the lamp, looked down at Nikki and was met with the most adorable sight ever. She had her legs curled under her, her head on my stomach, and her hair had flopped forward over her eyes. Oh, and she was fast asleep, smiling mischievously at whoever she was seeing in her dream. I resisted the urge to squeal 'Awwwww!' at the top of my lungs and instead slid out from underneath her, covering her with a throw and slipping a cushion under her head.
I moved 'round the house in a dreamlike state, turning on the kettle and going into the pool room to find my book. One of the loungers I came across Nikki's teddy, Mr Toggings, and remembered how yesterday morning she'd come in here to find me, clinging onto him as tightly as possible. I went back into the lounge to put him into her makeshift bed, and she snuggled her face into his fluffy stomach as she slept. I smiled, taking in her flawless beauty and how innocent she looked when she was sleeping. The poignant, sweet moment was somewhat ruined by the sound of an app on Nikki's phone blaring.
I stumbled in my haste to get to her coat in order to find the impromptu horn, and when I did I shook it about like a wild thing, hurrying to get it and turn it off lest it wake my sleepy angel. I succeeded, and then stooped to pick up her wallet which had fallen. Something bright caught my attention, and I spun round.
There it was, lying on the floor, winking up at me. I almost couldn't believe it. To know she had such a dirty little secret…to know she'd gone behind my back and used me like that…I snatched up the massive packet of Sour Patch Kids and stormed into the kitchen.
End of Movie Night.