Ross's POV

I couldn't find Hayley anywhere inside the house. After our little moment earlier she just disappeared. Normally I'd be able to hear her crazy and overactive mind anywhere in the house... but right now, nothing. I was starting to freak out a little bit because it was like 6:00 in the morning and normally she would be passed out in her room by now! And trust me! I'm not a dumba**! That was the first place I looked! I was walking past the sliding doors that lead toward my backyard and saw that one was still slightly open. I smiled and shook my head as I looked out the glass and saw Hayley sitting there on a swing bench I had, the golden light from the sunrise making her look even more beautiful then usual. I slid open the door and looked at her. She was staring out towards the sunrise past the hills, completely oblivious to the rest of the world. "Morning beautiful" I said sweetly. She turned her head in my direction and smiled, her mind buzzing again with all the mindless things that usually crowd it. "Morning" she said smiling. I walked over and sat down next to her.

"You're up early... what's up?"

"Nothing"

"Hayley, you're usually dead asleep until at least 10:30... something's wrong with you"

"I don't want to go to sleep! I'm... not tired!"

"Hayley"

"I don't want to have to worry about Rodney attacking me in my sleep, okay? So I figure that if I don't go to sleep then he can't get me in my sleep"

"Hayley, you're gonna crash eventually"

"No I'm not"

"Yeah you are... I'm not crazy active like you are and I can last about 3, maybe 4 days... you'll be down after like a day and a half, 2 days tops"

"Mother of f***ing God" she said rolling her head back and leaning it on the back of the bench. I pulled Hayley over onto me. I had my arm over her shoulders and she was laying on mine. "I don't wanna go to sleep Ross" she said, her voice starting to become dreamy.

"I can stay with you if you want, and I can wake you up if I feel anything happening" I offered soothingly, rubbing her arm lightly.

"Okay... promise you'll be there?"

"I promise Hayley"

"You're amazing Ross, you know that?"

"You've told me"

Hayley lifted her legs up behind her and snuggled up against me. I looked over at her and smiled... you know what? I never noticed this before, but Hayley looks like and angel when she's sleeping... you know... not that she doesn't when she awake, but when she's not being her adorable, overactive, and spastic self... she's way more of and angel.