Chris woke up. He looked over at Adrian curled up on the couch next to him. He sighed and got up. He walked back to the apartment. He saw Johnny on the floor. He didn't feel bad for him. He walked by him and peaked into Chloe and Lisa's bedroom. Chloe was sound asleep on the floor wrapped up in blankets. He stared at her for at least a minute. He walked in and closed the door behind him. He slipped his shirt off over his head and threw it onto the floor. He curled up under the blankets next to her and went back to sleep.
Chloe turned over onto her side and gasped when she opened her eyes and saw Chris laying beside her. She was confused. She trased around his heart shaped scar on his left shoulder blade with her index finger. She was kind of hoping it would wake him up, but it didn't appear to. She scooted up against him and put her arm around him. He lifted his arm up and rested it on top of hers. She smiled. He was awake and he didn't push her away. She kissed the back of his neck and layed her head back down on the pillow. She closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Johnny woke up that next morning with a horrible pain in his back. He stood up and leaned back. It cracked in several places. He felt like still felt like shit though. His head was pounding and he felt nautious. He went to the kitchen and poured himself a glass of water. He took a few sips, then went to the bathroom and took a long warm shower. He felt a little better once he was cleaned up. He went to his bedroom and put on his dark green basketball shorts with a plain white shirt. He went back to the kitchen to make scrambled eggs. He figured the least he could do was make breakfast for everyone. And maybe they could talk.
Chris sighed as he opened his eyes. Chloe's arm was still wrapped around him. He could feel her breath on his neck and he could hear the little whistle sound her nose made when she slept. "You awake?" He asked softly. "Huh?" She yawned, waking up. "Nothing. . ." He said. She pulled herself in closer to him and placed her hand up to his chest. She tickled him slowly with her fingers. "Will you come watch me dance today?" She asked. "Where?" He asked, clearing his throat. "There's a studio about four blocks from here." She said. "I have a room rented for like two hours, so I could practise." He shrugged. "I'd really love it if you came and watched." She said. "I was thinking you could bring your notebook and stuff too if you wanted to write while I dance." "Do you think you could ever love me again?" He asked.
Chloe closed her eyes and took a deep breath. He wasn't getting over this any time soon. Chris was very fragile and she knew she was going to have to be very careful with him for a while. But, she also had to keep in mind that honesty is very important at the same time. "Maybe." She replied. "I mean, I wouldn't know for sure. . ." He didn't say anything. She broke the silence after a few minutes. "I think we need to spend some more time together." She said, thinking out loud. "I'll go with you." He said. She smiled so big and her eyes teared up. She squeezed him tight and he let out a little chuckle. Just then, Lisa came storming through the door. Chris and Chloe jumped up. Lisa closed the door. She had a big smile on her face. Chloe wiped her eyes and giggled. "So, what are we doing today?" Lisa asked. "Oh my god, I can't stop smiling."
"Weirdo." Chris said. "Shut up." Lisa said. "I think Tucker kind of asked me out last night. I'm happy, okay jerk?" Chris smiled. "Chris is gonna go with me to the studio while I practise." Chloe said smiling. Chris smiled as he shrugged his shoulders. "Aw can I come too?" Lisa asked. "Maybe you could show me a few things." Lisa laughed and tried to spin like a ballerina. She kicked her leg out and tripped on the blankets. She flew right into Chris and Chloe, hitting her head on Chloe's nose. Chloe started laughing really hard as she held her nose. Her eyes teared up. "I am so sorry!" Lisa said laughing. She hugged Chloe. She heard Chris start to laugh too. She was glad he was having a good start to his day. "Yay!" Lisa said. "We're all happy."
"Not all of us." Chris said, thinking of Johnny. "He'll be okay." Lisa said. "Give him some space. I was thinking him and I should share a room for now. . ." "I think that's a good idea." Chris said. He didn't even want to look at Johnny, let alone sleep in the same room as him.
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Chris woke up. He looked over at Adrian curled up on the couch next to him. He sighed and got up. He walked back to the apartment. He saw Johnny on the floor. He didn't feel bad for him. He walked by him and peaked into Chloe and Lisa's bedroom. Chloe was sound asleep on the floor wrapped up in blankets. He stared at her for at least a minute. He walked in and closed the door behind him. He slipped his shirt off over his head and threw it onto the floor. He curled up under the blankets next to her and went back to sleep.
Chloe turned over onto her side and gasped when she opened her eyes and saw Chris laying beside her. She was confused. She trased around his heart shaped scar on his left shoulder blade with her index finger. She was kind of hoping it would wake him up, but it didn't appear to. She scooted up against him and put her arm around him. He lifted his arm up and rested it on top of hers. She smiled. He was awake and he didn't push her away. She kissed the back of his neck and layed her head back down on the pillow. She closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Johnny woke up that next morning with a horrible pain in his back. He stood up and leaned back. It cracked in several places. He felt like still felt like shit though. His head was pounding and he felt nautious. He went to the kitchen and poured himself a glass of water. He took a few sips, then went to the bathroom and took a long warm shower. He felt a little better once he was cleaned up. He went to his bedroom and put on his dark green basketball shorts with a plain white shirt. He went back to the kitchen to make scrambled eggs. He figured the least he could do was make breakfast for everyone. And maybe they could talk.
Chris sighed as he opened his eyes. Chloe's arm was still wrapped around him. He could feel her breath on his neck and he could hear the little whistle sound her nose made when she slept.
"You awake?" He asked softly.
"Huh?" She yawned, waking up.
"Nothing. . ." He said.
She pulled herself in closer to him and placed her hand up to his chest. She tickled him slowly with her fingers.
"Will you come watch me dance today?" She asked.
"Where?" He asked, clearing his throat.
"There's a studio about four blocks from here." She said. "I have a room rented for like two hours, so I could practise."
He shrugged.
"I'd really love it if you came and watched." She said. "I was thinking you could bring your notebook and stuff too if you wanted to write while I dance."
"Do you think you could ever love me again?" He asked.
Chloe closed her eyes and took a deep breath. He wasn't getting over this any time soon. Chris was very fragile and she knew she was going to have to be very careful with him for a while. But, she also had to keep in mind that honesty is very important at the same time.
"Maybe." She replied. "I mean, I wouldn't know for sure. . ."
He didn't say anything. She broke the silence after a few minutes.
"I think we need to spend some more time together." She said, thinking out loud.
"I'll go with you." He said.
She smiled so big and her eyes teared up. She squeezed him tight and he let out a little chuckle.
Just then, Lisa came storming through the door. Chris and Chloe jumped up. Lisa closed the door. She had a big smile on her face. Chloe wiped her eyes and giggled.
"So, what are we doing today?" Lisa asked. "Oh my god, I can't stop smiling."
"Weirdo." Chris said.
"Shut up." Lisa said. "I think Tucker kind of asked me out last night. I'm happy, okay jerk?"
Chris smiled.
"Chris is gonna go with me to the studio while I practise." Chloe said smiling.
Chris smiled as he shrugged his shoulders.
"Aw can I come too?" Lisa asked. "Maybe you could show me a few things." Lisa laughed and tried to spin like a ballerina. She kicked her leg out and tripped on the blankets. She flew right into Chris and Chloe, hitting her head on Chloe's nose. Chloe started laughing really hard as she held her nose. Her eyes teared up. "I am so sorry!" Lisa said laughing. She hugged Chloe. She heard Chris start to laugh too.
She was glad he was having a good start to his day. "Yay!" Lisa said. "We're all happy."
"Not all of us." Chris said, thinking of Johnny.
"He'll be okay." Lisa said. "Give him some space. I was thinking him and I should share a room for now. . ."
"I think that's a good idea." Chris said. He didn't even want to look at Johnny, let alone sleep in the same room as him.
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