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After what seemed like forever in traffic, you finally arrived at Ray’s place; you tip-toed into the apartment, not wanting to wake him if he did fall asleep. You scanned what you could see from the door as you took off your shoes. The TV was on, but every other light was off. You slowly walked into the apartment, putting your purse down on the counter. You stopped in front of the couch. There laid a sleeping Ray, curled up in a blanket with roses all over it. You smiled, putting your hand to your mouth to keep yourself from ‘awh-ing’. He had his glasses on and a controller in his hands, he really did try to stay up for you. He was so cute; you almost didn’t want to wake him. Though you knew, if you didn’t, he’d be sore in the morning and he’d complain about it all day.
You knelt in front of him and carefully shook him. “Hey Raaay. Wake up and move to the bed.” He pushed your hand away and pulled the blanket over himself. “Come on, dummy. You’ll be all bitchy in the morning if you don’t move!” You poked him through the blanket. He groaned and you knew then he’d get up.
You walked over to the fridge and pulled out a bottle of water for him. When you returned to the living room, he was sitting on the floor, glasses askew and controller discarded.
“Hi Sailor Moon.” He opened his arms, asking for a hug. You practically skipped over and buried yourself into his chest, after handing him the water. “What time is it?”
“Late.” You murmured into his chest.
“I’m glad you’re here.” He kissed the top of your head.
After a few minutes of cuddling on the floor, you urged Ray to bed. You were both exhausted and had work tomorrow. You helped each other into bed, not bothering to change. You laid your head on his chest and he pulled the covers over you. It wasn’t long until he fell asleep, dreaming of food, video games and you.
When his breath evened out, you moved your head to look at him.
Ray was your best friend; he made you forget about all the shit going on in your life. You have never met anyone who compared to him, the way he looked at you and treated you made you feel like a princess. You were never bored, sad, or stressed around him. After only two months of cuddles, videogames and pizza, you wanted him forever.
You smiled to yourself; you needed to get to sleep.
The next morning was spent eating lots of cereal and playing Geometry Wars, then rushing to get ready for work.
Later that afternoon, after finishing up all the projects you had on your plate, Burnie very nicely asked you to ask you to the Hunters’ office to ask if they need any help. You were tired, but he was your boss. You slowly opened to door, just to make sure they weren’t recording. They weren’t, actually there was only one person there. Guess who.
You coughed to get his attention. When Gavin saw you, he stiffened. You smiled awkwardly and asked if they needed help. To your surprise, he nodded. You walked in and closed the door behind you. You shuffled over to Michael’s chair and sat down. “What is it?”
He gave you two videos to edit and explained what needed to be done. Gavin handed you the hard drive with all the files. As you took it from him, your fingers brushed and he pulled his hand back almost instantly. He thanked you quickly and turned back to face his monitor. You got up to leave and just as you opened the door, he called for you. You turned to look at him and when you did, he shut his mouth and sighed, a small smile formed on his face. “Thanks again.”
You nodded and walked out. There was that smile again. Why did he look so unsure, maybe he was nervous? He wanted to say something else; maybe he was nervous about that? You cursed him for being so weird and walked over to your desk, where you pulled out your phone and texted Michael.
“Gavin talked to me. Did you tell him about last night? “
The reply came quicker than you expected.
“Nope. Just forget about him. He’s just being an asshole.”
“And what an asshole he’s being.”
“Yup, I know. Don’t let him bother you, just go find Ray and be all gross and sweet.”
You pocketed your phone and leant back into your chair. Today was going by too fucking slow.