chris and the reader hate eachother but end up having to share a hotel bed
just tonight // chris sturniolo
summary: a trip with your friends turns into a hotel reservation mishap and having to share a bed with someone you hate
part 2
Itâs no secret that Nick Sturniolo is my best friend.
Itâs no secret that Matt Sturniolo is like a brother to me.
And it is no fucking surprise to anyone how knows me and the youngest Sturniolo that Chris Sturniolo is the one person above all that makes me want to rip my hair out strand by strand.Â
I donât even know how it all happened. Itâs like it was meant to be. I donât remember a time in my life where me and Chris Sturniolo werenât bickering, throwing shit at each other, or calling each other foul insults.Â
To others, it is another form of entertainment to see our arguments in person, but to Nick and Matt, itâs the bane of their existence.Â
Which is why I am more than shocked to hear that the four of us are heading on a trip to San Diego with no one else to help break up fights.Â
With Matt driving us, Chris sits in the passenger seat, blasting music that no one has a say on. Matt bops his head to a few songs, but as soon as he becomes comfortable with one, Chris changes it mid song.
âHang on, I have a better one,â he says every single time.Â
Nick sits next to me, half asleep with chunky headphones over his ears, blocking out the sound of his brotherâs music taste. I wish I could say Iâm doing the same, but my airpods died 20 minutes into the drive, so Iâm stuck in the backseat staring out the window, contemplating throwing myself onto the highway at 80 miles per hour.
We make a few stops along the way despite it being only around a two hour drive.Â
The first was for some food.Â
The second was because Chris ran out of his drink and insisted that he needed to stop for more.
The third was because Chris decided to dump his drink on me, so I had to change into something I had packed.
The fourth was because Chris then faced his consequences and had nothing to drink, making Matt stop again. He promised he wouldnât spill it this time.
Then a fifth time because Chris had to pee.Â
When we finally arrived at the hotel, we dragged our few bags inside and made our way to the front desk.
âHi,â Nick said to the woman. His eyes were droopy as he had just woken up, so he rubbed them a bit before continuing. âItâs under Sturniolo. Four rooms on the same floor.â
The young womanâs eyebrows cinched together, almost like she was worried she had made a mistake.Â
âThe reservation is for three rooms,â she says instead, making Chris step forward like he is going to correct her. âAnd they are on different floors.â
âWoah, woah,â Chris interrupts, shaking his head. âI know youâre just doing your job, but we definitely put in four rooms. I donât think anyone minds that we are on different floors, but weâre going to need a fourth room if thatâs what we paid for.â
The womanâs eyes scatter across her screen before she frowns slightly. âIâm really sorry, but we donât have any other rooms available.â
Chris spins around, tossing his hands up slightly. âWhat are we going to do?â
âWhy canât one of you share a room?â I suggest the obvious.
Nick jumps in first. âIf you guys want me to edit all your shit, then I need my own room. I wonât be able to focus and get it done if thereâs someone else.â
âOkay,â I nod, knowing he has work to do. âThen Chris can stay with Matt.â
Chrisâ face scrunches in disgust. âNo way. He snores.âÂ
I roll my eyes at his childish answer. âWe donât have any other options right now.â
âOne of us is going to half to share with her,â Matt concludes. Chris makes a face as if to say âNot me!â
I scoff at how theyâre talking about me while Iâm standing right here. âHello! Why canât I get my own room since Iâm the only girl!â
âLetâs play rock paper scissors for the room,â Matt suggests, making Chris roll up his sweatshirt sleeves as if heâs preparing.Â
Chrisâ eyes shoot open. âBest two out of three.âÂ
âNope,â Matt says as he grabs his room key off the desk and heads to the elevator.Â
âYouâve gotta be fucking kidding me,â I mumble, walking behind Chris and following him to our shared room.Â
I would have been quiet so Nick could work, but he was so adamant about being alone that I never even got the chance to suggest that alternative. This stupid room situation is just the fucking icing on the cake after the car ride with Chris. Itâs no surprise that my luck would put me in the same room as him somehow.Â
I brace myself for when Chris opens the door, expecting only one thing because itâs the obvious, but I still pray for a miracle.Â
I toss my bags on the bed before he can. âDibs,â I call out immediately.
Chris kicks his shoes off. âThatâs not fair. How are you gonna dibs a bed? Where am I supposed to sleep?â
I point to the balcony. âOut there. Just pray a rabid squirrel doesnât bite you while you sleep.âÂ
He fake smiles at me. âVery funny. Youâre lucky Iâm too fucking tired after the ride to argue with you.â He flashes his phone screen at me, revealing the time. 2:12 a.m. We left at night to try to beat any traffic and so we could have an extra full day in San Diego. âLetâs just go to bed and hope weâre too tired to realize what a shitty situation this is.âÂ
I dig out some clothes from inside a duffel bag I brought, trying to find something to wear as pajamas. Since I was under the assumption I would be in my own room, I didnât pack any pajama shorts or even athletic shorts that would do the job. I usually just sleep with a big shirt and underwear, and this was certainly not what I was anticipating.Â
I let out a sigh and turn around to face Chris. I hate asking for his help.Â
âDo you have any shorts or sweatpants I can wear to bed?â
He looks at me like heâs confused by my question. His tiny brain cells can usually only handle sentences with five words or less.
âWhy didnât you pack any?â he asks me instead.Â
âBecause I normally sleep half naked, which Iâm not doing with you here. So can I please wear shorts or something of yours to bed?âÂ
He grins. âSay please again and maybe Iâll think about it.âÂ
âIâll scrub the toilet with your toothbrush while you sleep,â I threaten.Â
He reaches down and tosses me a pair of his boxers. âI would give you basketball shorts but they wouldnât fit you. Plus I only have my celtics ones and theyâre too nice for you to fuck up.âÂ
I take his boxers and stand with my clothes in my hands, looking at him.Â
He looks at me like he has a problem with me. âDo you need anything else?â he says in a snippy tone.Â
âGo to the bathroom,â I instruct him.Â
âSo I can change?â I say as a question, shocked and confused at how stupid he can be sometimes.Â
He rolls his eyes and crouches to his bag. âIâm not fucking looking. Just change.â
In an attempt to withhold us from fighting in the first ten minutes of us being here, I sigh and turn around, facing the curtains covering the window. I peel my shirt off and toss it on a chair, putting on an old t-shirt instead. I turn around quickly, making sure Chris isnât watching. Heâs sitting on his phone. I yank my pants off and tug on his boxers before he has a chance to peek.
âYeah. Iâll go to the bathroom so you can change.âÂ
I grab my toiletries bag so I can brush my teeth and wash my face while Iâm in there, but as I make my way to the door, Chris steps in front of me. Looking at me, he pulls his shirt off from over his head. âThatâs all I have to do. Now Iâm dressed for bed.â
Do not look at his body. Do NOT look at his body.
âI still have to go to the bathroom,â I say anyway.Â
He gestures his hands to my destination and follows me in, brushing his teeth alongside me and watching me as I do my skincare. Before I have a chance to snap at him and tell him to go away, he does just that. I almost ask him why he did leave, throwing myself off. I shouldnât care. I donât care.
Heâs laying on our bed. I have to remind myself that this is just a shitty situation before sliding in next to him, still keeping a distance. We sit in silence for some time, both of us still scrolling aimlessly on our phones, trying to distract ourselves so we donât have to talk. Finally, I have enough of the silence, and I am suddenly on the hunt for answers.
I turn over in bed, now facing him. He side eyes me as he notices my change in position. âDo you need something else?â he asks.
âWhy are you so mean to me?â
He lowers his phone from his gaze momentarily as he thinks. He settles on, âYouâre mean to me too.â
âItâs different,â I argue.
âThis is just how I am,â he continues. âI act this way with my brothers. Maybe youâre just not used to it yet.âÂ
âItâs still different, Chris.â
He shrugs, not saying anything else, so I do.
âI feel like we could get along well but you donât give me the chance. You never noticed we have the same taste in music and a lot of other similar interests? Itâs like you donât want to admit we could have something in common and I donât know why.â
âIâm not petty like that,â he says instead. âIâm not going to blow you off because I donât want us to have the same interests.â
âThen what is it,â I continue to push him.Â
âCan you just shut up and go to bed?â he snaps.
I seriously couldnât have had a worse roommate.Â
I turn over, finding myself back in silence.Â
âAre you going to need my boxers every night while weâre here?â he asks.Â
âI mean, this is all Iâve got, so yeah,â I answer without turning around.Â
Itâs silent for a good 30 seconds before Chris breaks it.Â
âWhy donât you just keep them?â
My eyebrows furrow, my expression bold even though he canât see my face. âWhy?â
âThey look good,â he mumbles.
âI literally didnât doofus thatâs why I said huh?â
âI said they look good on you!âÂ
âYou want me to keep them?â I ask for clarification.
âIâm just trying to be nice,â he defends. âDonât try to make it something itâs not. But even if I was trying to turn it into something else, you know you look good.â
I turn around so I can face him again. âYou think I look good?â
He rolls his eyes so hard this time that his head shifts. âOh shut up.â
The more I stare at him to try to dissect his answer, the more I see his face turning a darker shade of red.Â
âOh my god! Youâre blushing!â I tease.
He sits up straight. âAm not!âÂ
âYou are too!â I laugh, pointing at him.
He smacks my hand away. âStop it!â
Everything suddenly clicks. Every time he was mean to me. Every time he called me names.Â
But there were also the times he would stand in a corner with eyes shooting daggers when I would talk about a guy.
âYou like me,â I piece together.
âDo not,â he lies. âYou wish.â
âI donât have to wish because you do!â
âYouâre being childish,â he says, bold coming from him.Â
âJust admit it so I can go to bed.â
Without an answer he shoves his hand into my shoulder, pushing me away from him. I do the same back, but when I expect him to do it again, he grabs my wrist and yanks me towards him instead.
We both halt before our faces touch.
âTell me not to do it,â he practically begs.
I know exactly what heâs talking about. I know we shouldnât but I sort of just want to know what would happen. Would anything come out of it? Would we both decide it was stupid and we wonât talk about it ever again and swear it wonât leave this hotel room.
âI could do it instead,â I suggest.
He clearly doesnât expect this from me. His eyes were somewhere else until I finished my sentence. Thatâs when they flew to meet mine.Â
He gives me one last look before grabbing my cheeks and pulling me into him. I fall forward, wrapping my arms around him for support before my lips settle into his. We mesh together perfectly, a long peck before our lips part and heâs trying to snake his tongue into my mouth. I let him, and I donât even notice when one of my hands rakes through his hair.Â
One of his hands drifts down my body, clinging to my waist. His thumb plays with the band of his own underwear hugging my body.Â
I donât know how long we have been doing this. All Iâm focusing on is the few sounds that come out of our mouths, little moans and deep breaths, others being the sound of our lips fighting for dominance. Then thereâs the sound of slight creaks in the bed as we shift around.
Iâm caught by surprise when he pulls me into his lap, but thank god he does. I donât move around on him. I donât grind my hips into his. I donât try to feel how big he is underneath his clothing.
I sit there with my arms around him, a lustful makeout turning into soft kisses again as he holds my cheeks, his thumbs stroking my face.Â
I pull away for a moment to catch my breath, and I watch his face fall.
âIâm sorry,â he says immediately. âI shouldnât have done that. Oh my god that was so fucking stupid.â He runs his hands through his hair in frustration, but all Iâm focused on is how his biceps flexed in the process.
I pull his arms back down, a measly excuse to have my hands on the toned muscle, but also to comfort him. âHey, itâs fine. Why donât we just go to bed, and we can talk about this tomorrow?âÂ
He takes a moment to think before he nods, placing a kiss on my cheek before letting me lay down next to him. Our backs face each other. We both stare at the wall in our direction, our heads clouded with thoughts.Â
After some time, when I was positive he was asleep, I feel the bed shift as he flips over, his body now facing the same way as mine.Â
His pinky hooks with mine in the softest grip.Â
I let his hand linger, taking it slow before I drive this car off a cliff.
I face him, looking down at his chest before I place my head on it and kick my leg to lay over his. Our bodies cling to each other immediately. He holds me like heâs scared of letting go.
I canât get over how good this feels. Just laying here with him.
But I also know tomorrow could be a shit show after these events, so I have just tonight to bask in this before it all goes to shit.Â