Chapter 13
We didn’t see Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan fall in love. Haley fell asleep somewhere on my shoulder at about the point when Meg Ryan was commenting on how much she loved New York in the fall and I followed suit shortly after Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan were discussing Pride and Prejudice and Starbucks.
It’s raining again. I slowly raise my arm to check my almost dead Apple watch. Already 7:30 A.M., but it seems earlier since the sky is covered with dark clouds.
Haley is cuddling with me. I haven’t cuddled with a woman since Natasha. But even then, it didn’t feel this comfortable. Whenever Natasha and I would fall asleep in each other’s arms, she would always let go at some point during the night and retreat to the opposite side of the bed.
Not Haley.
She stayed put all night, apparently. I woke up to her slight snore. It’s the cutest snore I’ve ever heard. Her leg is draped over mine and her arm is wrapped around my torso, hand clutching my t-shirt. It is then I notice my hard-on. Jesus Christ, she cannot wake up to the sight of my hard dick under my sweatpants. She is going to freak out and never want to be next to me again. I need to get up now, but I don’t want to wake her. This is perfect. She is perfect.
When she walked out last night from my room, wearing my t-shirt and close to nothing else, with her hair in a mess, I almost exploded. Her legs are long and toned and just goddamn amazing to look at. OMG Aidan, snap out of it! This arrangement isn’t real. The whole reason she is in my apartment is because we are pretending to be together, and also I wanted to protect her from the rain and the creepers she might’ve encountered if she tried to walk back to her hotel last night. I’m about to be perceived as one of those said creepers if I don’t get off this couch immediately and handle this situation.
I carefully slide my trapped arm out from under Haley’s torso and inch off the couch. I cover her back up with the blanket and place a pillow under her arm that was draped over me. She won’t suspect a thing. I grab my phone from the coffee table and plug it into the charger in my kitchen. Maybe I should order from Ess-a-bagel. One thing about Haley is the girl can eat. She is like one of the Gilmore Girls with food. That’s always refreshing about Haley.
After ordering two everything bagels with cream cheese, I make more coffee for Haley and place the mug on the coffee table. Damn, she looks so peaceful. I don’t want to wake her up. I’m sure the smell of coffee will do that for me.
I write her a note and set it next to the coffee and head toward my bathroom to jump in the shower.