@emmaxduval continued from (x)
“Sorry.” Emma whispers as she turns to face Eli, a soft flush coloring the apples of her cheeks. “I probably should have mentioned that I sometimes move around a lot when I’m falling asleep.” Her flush only deepened, realizing that she had just admitted to nearly falling asleep while they were watching a movie. She had been sleeping worse since Kieran’s reveal - either having a hard time falling asleep or having a restless sleep due to the nightmares that were progressively getting worse. She was more at ease when she was around Eli, just him being there seemed to fight off some of the nightmares.
“Is this better?” She finally asks, unconsciously scooting closer to him before wrapping her arms around him this time. It wasn’t like cuddling was anything new for them, both find solace in the other, but she couldn’t help but notice how her pulse seemed to pick up speed. Silently praying that he didn’t notice, she set her head down on her pillow, trying to focus her attention on staying awake despite the sleepiness that was finally catching up to her.
“It’s fine,” Eli laughed quietly in response, pushing her long locks away from him as she moved again to face him. He was getting a little tired as well, but her hair was so long and there was so much of it that he just needed to be able to breathe (not that he was really complaining, she was there with him after all). Hopefully it wasn’t a bad sign that they ended up falling asleep half the time they hung out, it was just easier to sleep -for both of them- with someone else there.
With a soft smile he nodded, pushing some hair out of her face as he asked, “should I just turn the movie off? you can sleep if you want.” it would take him another hour at least for his brain to allow him to sleep, but he didn’t mind laying in silence. With the sounds from te tv playing in the background, his fingers drifted up and down her arm lightly, a subconscious act of familiarity.