Chapter 8
Luka awoke slowly, blinking his eyes in the darkness of the living room. He strained to look at the clock on the VCR: 3:08am. He glanced down at Abby who was still sleeping soundly on his chest. Her warm breath brushed his cheek and her chest rose and fell in a steady, relaxed rhythm.
While the two of them were relatively warm, the air in the living room was very cool. Abby hadn't remembered to turn the living room heater on when she came to the apartment two days ago. Quietly, Luka pulled the blanket back and tossed it over the couch. Abby stayed asleep but curled closer to him as her body met the cold air. He gingerly sat up, holding Abby close as he balanced himself. Draping her arm over the back of his neck, Luka hooked her knees under his arm and carried her like a sleeping child to his bedroom.
He set her down on his side of the bed and pulled back the covers. Carefully, he rolled her over under the covers and tucked her in. He brushed his lips on her forehead momentarily and stroked her hair before grabbing the quilt off the armchair across the room. He lay on the opposite side of the bed and spread the quilt over himself. He didn't want to actually get under the covers with Abby because he didn't know what she would be comfortable with.
As Luka lay his head down on his pillow, Abby's head popped up off her pillow. She searched in the darkness, "Luka?"
"Right here. I can go on the couch if you want." He felt a jolt of regret. How could he just assume that Abby would be okay with the two of them in the same bed together?
"No. Come under the covers, its chilly out there." Abby sat up.
Luka smiled to himself. "Ok, hang on." He pulled back his covers and climbed under, cuddling up close to Abby.
She lay back down and moved over until she was pressed up against his chest. "That's better."
"I agree," Luka wrapped his strong arms around her. "Lets go back to sleep for a while okay? It's early. Abby?" He looked down at her and was shocked to see she had already returned to dreamland.
Despite the hour, it took Luka a long time to fall back to sleep. He couldn't believe that Abby was here in his arms again, warm and safe. He had missed her so much and made a promise to himself that they would have to try so much harder this time to make it work.
THE END!!!!!!!!
(I've got another story all ready in my head; I should start writing it soon. It will NOT be a continuation of this story, rather a different one completely. Thanks for reading!)
Luka awoke slowly, blinking his eyes in the darkness of the living room. He strained to look at the clock on the VCR: 3:08am. He glanced down at Abby who was still sleeping soundly on his chest. Her warm breath brushed his cheek and her chest rose and fell in a steady, relaxed rhythm.
While the two of them were relatively warm, the air in the living room was very cool. Abby hadn't remembered to turn the living room heater on when she came to the apartment two days ago. Quietly, Luka pulled the blanket back and tossed it over the couch. Abby stayed asleep but curled closer to him as her body met the cold air. He gingerly sat up, holding Abby close as he balanced himself. Draping her arm over the back of his neck, Luka hooked her knees under his arm and carried her like a sleeping child to his bedroom.
He set her down on his side of the bed and pulled back the covers. Carefully, he rolled her over under the covers and tucked her in. He brushed his lips on her forehead momentarily and stroked her hair before grabbing the quilt off the armchair across the room. He lay on the opposite side of the bed and spread the quilt over himself. He didn't want to actually get under the covers with Abby because he didn't know what she would be comfortable with.
As Luka lay his head down on his pillow, Abby's head popped up off her pillow. She searched in the darkness, "Luka?"
"Right here. I can go on the couch if you want." He felt a jolt of regret. How could he just assume that Abby would be okay with the two of them in the same bed together?
"No. Come under the covers, its chilly out there." Abby sat up.
Luka smiled to himself. "Ok, hang on." He pulled back his covers and climbed under, cuddling up close to Abby.
She lay back down and moved over until she was pressed up against his chest. "That's better."
"I agree," Luka wrapped his strong arms around her. "Lets go back to sleep for a while okay? It's early. Abby?" He looked down at her and was shocked to see she had already returned to dreamland.
Despite the hour, it took Luka a long time to fall back to sleep. He couldn't believe that Abby was here in his arms again, warm and safe. He had missed her so much and made a promise to himself that they would have to try so much harder this time to make it work.
THE END!!!!!!!!
(I've got another story all ready in my head; I should start writing it soon. It will NOT be a continuation of this story, rather a different one completely. Thanks for reading!)