They decided on a comedy, to avoid anything too sad or scary. Tessa laid on one side of the bed while Aiden was on the other, a few feet between them. Aiden wore basket ball shorts and a t-shirt to bed. After a while of small laughs here and there Tessa looked over at Aiden whose eyes were drooping with exhaustion.
"Hey Aiden" Tessa said. He tilted his head towards her and opened his eyes as much as he could "Hmm?".
She looked at him for a moment before looking down and continuing "I was just wondering if it was okay if I moved a little closer to you? It might help me fall asleep faster." Tessa held her breath waiting for his response, now she has asked two strange requests from him. Tessa felt the bed shift a little and looked up to see Aiden moved more towards the middle, holding the blanket in front of him up he said "Come here".
Tessa moved all the way over and laid next to him. The warmth of his body comforted her and quickly her heavy eyes closed and she fell asleep. Dreaming of chasing her family and a handsome man who smiled at her.
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Tessa woke up to a very bright and unfamilar room. After a few moments, her thoughts cleared and she remembered the night before. Her family, her journey through the woods that led her to the handsome mans house. Remembering Aiden she looked over and realized that she and him were tangled together. Tessa was lying slightly on her right side facing towards Aiden. His arm was draped over her stomach and her hand rested on his chest. She didn't know where her legs ended and his began.
She took a few minutes to really look at her own personal hero. His hair was the same dark brown as his beard, it hung down onto his forehead. His long eyelashes laid on his cheeks. His beard was trimmed and neat, not bushy like you see on some men. As she admired the man laying next to her she wondered what his life was like. What were his hobbies, what did he love? Looking at his peaceful body sleeping, she felt so lucky in that moment that it was him that found her last night and not anyone else.
As she got lost looking at his sleeping form Aiden opened his eyes and looked right at Tessa.