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Jean wakes up to Jeremy mumbling something under his breath and moving his face further into Jean’s neck. They’re staying with Jeremy’s parents and sister Annika until the dorms open back up for the fall.
When they first arrived Jean had been greeted with smiles and enthusiastic questions as to what he thought of California and how he liked the team. That night they had all sat for dinner and Annika had told as many embarrassing stories about Jeremy as she could think of.
“When we were little he had a crush on Diego from that kids’ show. He watched every episode at least three times.”
Jean didn’t know what show she was referring to. When he was young he had only watched french shows and when he arrived at the Nest there wasn’t time for such things. If Annika was to be believed (which Jean suspected she was) Jeremy had also broken his braces several times when he was younger because he insisted on consuming foods he was not supposed to be eating.
He was pulled from his thoughts when Jeremy poked at his bicep and said “Food,” into his neck.
The day passes similarly to the preceding ones. The two of them curled on the couch watching various shows and movies Jeremy or his sister deemed necessary to Jean’s “education”. They go out at one point and Jeremy’s sister walks beside them in the grocery store pulling food off of shelves or just pointing and asking Jean if he had tried them before (usually he hadn’t).
The entire summer goes by in a blur. There are a few nights where Jean and Jeremy stay awake drinking mint tea and talking in hushed voices but more often than not they fall asleep curled around each other and remain asleep well into the morning.
(Annika frequently greets them with “Good afternoon boys,” and oddly contorted eyebrows.)
There is still a long time left before Jean has his last bad night but already they are becoming less and less frequent. Jean no longer wakes up in fear and for the first time in a long time things are good,