You've Got Me Love Drunk

-HAYLEY'S POV-

I knew she was asleep from the way her breathing changed. I couldn’t sleep. I mean, I was tired, and her sofa was bloody comfortable. But I wanted to sleep in her bed. With her. But I didn’t know whether I could or not. I mean, I didn’t even know if she was straight or gay. She’d mentioned a guy she’d dated a while aback but people can be into girls and guys, right? I figured there was only one way to find out. I quietly slipped out from under the blanket and tiptoed my way across the room to the side of the bed she wasn’t sleeping on. She looked so cute when she was sleeping. I lifted up the covers a bit to see whether that would disturb her. Luckily it didn’t, so I lifted up the covers a bit more and creeped under. The bed didn’t shift too much under my weight but it was enough to wake her up.

“You okay?” she asked, turning to face me.
“Yeah, it was cold so i… I don’t really know.” I stuttered. This was a bad idea.
“Sorry, was the blanket not warm enough?”
“Oh it really was, I just prefer… body heat?” I was phrasing this all wrong. I’d basically just said I wanted to get into bed with a complete stranger who I fancied the pants off just to keep warm. Even though I had been warm enough. I could be such a loser sometimes.
“Oh, that’s fair enough. Erm, would you like some body heat?” she could be so cute sometimes.
“Yes please.” I scooted closer to her and wrapped her arms around me. I wanted to be so much closer to her, but I didn’t want to freak her out, which I think I would if I had started nuzzling into her. “Is this better?” she questioned. I nodded my head and she pulled me closer. It didn’t take me long to get to sleep.

NEXT MORNING

I woke up to find the space on the bed next to me empty. I looked around the room and was starting to get worried when I heard the sound of the shower coming from the bathroom. I ran my hands through my hair and sat thinking about the night before. She gave great hugs. I couldn’t wait to hang out with her today. Just then I could hear my phone vibrate from inside my bag. And begrudgingly got up and fished around for it. When I found it I checked the caller ID: Jeremy.
“Hello?” I said just before a yawn overcame me.
“Good morning. How did you sleep?” I could hear the smirk in his voice.
“Brilliantly thank you. What’s the plan for today then?” I didn’t want to stay on that topic of conversation for too long, I’d talk to him about that later.
“We were thinking mall, then grab a bite to eat, and then proceed on home. Hopefully with your girlfriend in tow.” Again with the smirking. I laughed.
“Well if she agrees she’s going to need a bit more than two hours to get all her stuff together. What if she says no Jeremy? I might never see her again.” I bit my lip. I couldn’t face the thought of never seeing her again.
“Relax, we’ll think of something to convince her. Besides, I’m pretty sure she will.”
“What makes you say that?”
“You didn’t see the way she was looking at you. We’ll meet you at the mall at 1.” And with that he clicked off. Just in time seeing as Emily was walking into the room.

“Good morning.” She smiled at me.
“Good morning.” I replied, grabbing my bag. “I’m just going to go and get dressed.” I said as I made my way to the bathroom. It never took me long to get ready. I was so used to being on tour that I had become a bit of an expert at quick dressing. I pulled on a pair of black skinny jeans and a Smiths t- shirt and topped it off with a grey cardigan. I pulled a brush through my hair and brushed my teeth and was done.

I made my way back to her bedroom. By the time I’d got dressed she’d made the bed, drawn the curtains and was in the process of straightening her fringe. The way it fell over the corner of her left eye framed her face. I noticed she didn’t wear any makeup either, which was good seeing as I liked the natural look. And because she didn’t need it. She was perfect. I checked the time, it was 11. This was great as I still had two hours of her to myself before we had to meet up with the guys.

“Would you like any breakfast?” she called to me after turning off her straighteners and leaving them to cool off.
“Yeah, that would be great. What we having?”
“Well, my cooking skills are limited to a bacon sandwich, toast, a toasted bacon sandwich or cereal.” She grinned awkwardly. Anyone who could make a bacon sandwich was a winner in my eyes.
“Well that’s better than me. And besides, I’m a sucker for a bacon sandwich.”
“Coming right up.” She perked up pretty quickly after that.

I followed her out into the kitchen. She flicked on the coffee machine like she had read my mind- I needed a caffeine fix. Then she grabbed some bread and bacon and turned the grill on.
“Do you want a coffee?” she asked, about to pull out a second mug.
“Yes please.”
“Then make it yourself.” She smirked at me. I laughed and walked up to her, taking the mug and pouring the coffee into my mug. It smelled delicious. She took a swig of hers and then proceeded to put check the bacon which had been cooking on the grill. While she was doing that I checked through her cupboards looking for some sauce- I loved condiments.

Emily pulled the bacon out from the grill and laid it on top of the bread, before grabbing two plates. She added some ketchup and HP sauce (after I’d eventually found it) and handed the bottles to me.
“You are the only person other than me that has both sauces on a bacon sandwich.” She said to me after swallowing a mouthful of sandwich.
“It’s just not the same without the sauce!” I exclaimed before taking a bite out of my overly- sauced sandwich. She should give herself more credit, this bacon was good.

After eating our sandwiches and drinking the coffee, Emily took our dirty plates and mugs and them in the dishwasher. I made my way back to her room. It was only 12 so we still had time together. I looked around her room: the walls were electric blue with black carpet. On the walls she had a Paramore poster which made me chuckle, a Star Wars: Empire strikes back poster, a 30 seconds to mars poster, a Ramones poster and a batman canvas which looked like it had been painted by someone. On one of the walls she had a notice board covered with timetables for work and lectures. Her room was awesome, especially the collection of CD’s she had. She was right- she definitely had a lot more than what was in her car. She had hundreds, and all of them were amazing. I was falling deeper in love with this girl the more I found out about her.
“What time are you meeting up with the guys?” she asked from behind me. I jumped- I hadn’t heard her come in. she couldn’t contain her laughter, but I didn’t mind. Her laugh was incredible.
“We are meeting them at one. Emphasis on the we.” I couldn’t help but smile as her face lit up a bit. She really didn’t think that I was just going to back out of what I had said earlier, did she?
“Well, we’d better go soon then. It takes about half an hour to get to the mall from her so choose a CD.” She sat on the bed as she watched me trace along the titles of all her CD’s with my finger. I quickly chose a CD by the cure and thrust it into her hands.
“Good choice.” She smiled at me, I smiled back. I grabbed my hoodie and slung it on, followed by my bag. She put on her leather jacket again, grabbed her keys her wallet and her phone and we made our way to her car. She quickly scribbled a note to Natalie, who I assumed was in bed, saying where she was going and we were off.

“Would you just chill out!? They’re going to love you, just stop acting all nervous. Were just hanging out at a mall.” I couldn’t help but laugh. She’d grown to be comfortable around me but now she was really nervous. We pulled into the car park of the mall and made our way to the entrance. The guys were already there.
“Hey guys.” Taylor smiled and waved.
“Hey Emily.” Jeremy said. She smiled and waved back at him. Jeremy was great with new people; he knew exactly how to make them feel welcome.

Our first stop of the day was Hot Topic. I wanted new clothes. I quickly made my way to the t-shirt aisle and skimmed through them. I picked up a Jimmy Eat World one and a Cure t-shirt and made my way to the jeans. I could see Emily looking at jeans. In her hands she had an electric blue pair and a few t-shirts. Now was my time to get my own back on here. I crept up behind her quietly and poked her in the ribs.
“Hey! That was not funny!” she said laughing while rubbing her hips.
“Then why are you laughing.” I smirked at her.
“Yeah well, that really hurt.” She pouted at me. Oh god, I could feel myself caving.
“Well how about I make it all better.” I smirked at her while placing my hands on her hips. Her breath hitched for just a second before a let go. I smirked again and picked out a white pair of skinny jeans and a green pair.
“That was even more unfair.” She came up behind me and whispered in my ear. I shuddered. She walked away, laughing, up to the counter to pay for her purchases.

“You two look cosy.” Jeremy said as he came up behind me.
“We keep flirting. We slept in the same bed as each other last night. I think she likes me. But I don’t know what to do.” I felt so lost.
“Just kiss her. You know you want to.” He smiled at me as he walked with me to the counter. I paid for the clothes and we made our way to the rest of the group at the front of the store, where Zac, Taylor and Josh appeared to be signing autographs for these couple of fans. They squealed as we approached them. Me and Jeremy quickly signed some CD’s for them while Emily hung around in the background, looking awkward. I felt so sorry for her. I finished signing for the girls and went over to her.
“You okay?” I asked her.
“Yeah, I just didn’t really know what to do with myself.” She laughed.
I took her hand in mine. It fit perfectly. “Well I’m here now.” I smiled at her, she smiled back. I was smiling a lot more recently, and it was all because of her. “Hey, can I talk to you, privately?” I asked her. She nodded and I pulled her off to the side and sat her down on a bench where luckily, not many people were around.
“I need to tell you something. You see, the thing is, the moment I saw you, you took my breath away. I know I’ve only known you two days and I know this is going to sound creepy but I think I’m in love with you. I know I don’t know much about you, but what I know I love. I want to know more about you. I want to be with you every day and tell you I love you and shower you with compliments and attention and be the girlfriend you deserve to have. And just… just… fuck it.” I leaned in and planted the softest kiss I could on her lips. As I pulled back I could see the look of astonishment on her face.
“Hayley i… I love you too. But I can’t do this. I can’t risk getting hurt again. I just can’t…” a tear fell from her beautiful green eyes. I caught it in between my thump and finger and cradled her face with my hand.
“I will never hurt you. I could never bear the thought of you in pain. How about we take it slow, see how things go?” she sniffed away her tears, smiling at me.
“I’d like that.” She smiled and leaned in to kiss me again, leaving me breathless and with a big goofy smile on my face.