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Morning. I prepared myself for today. Breakfast, brushed my teeth, etc. I stepped outside of my room to head to my captain's office. Helping him to finish the paperwork.
"Good morning, captain!" I greeted him when I arrived.
"Don't be so formal, (Y/N)." He complained.
"Sorry, captain." I teased him. "So, Chris. There is something I can help with?" I said while approached his desk.
"Yeah, I need you to help me finished this." He said without leaving his view from the computer.
I approached him until I stand right beside him. I lowered my head to see closely at the monitor. I didn't realize that my shoulder made contact with his.
He didn't complain, though. I don't know he did it on purpose or not, but he begins to place his hand on my wrist. "What?" I asked Chris while I still focused on the monitor.
He didn't answer my question. Is he still thinking about the paperwork? I don't have any idea. I still focused, tried to understand the paperwork.
His grip slowly became weak. I turned my view to him. He looks very tired.
"Chris, are you sick?" I placed the backside of my hand on his forehead. Not warm at all. What happened to him?
"No, I'm fine." He moved forward to the computer.
"Don't be a liar, Chris." I blocked him to do his paperwork.
"I'm fine, (Y/N). You don't need to be worried."
I noticed something. He has very dark eye bags. He never had it before. How stupid I am to not noticed it.
"Chris, did you sleep last night?" Suspiciousness comes to mind.
He didn't answer it. Stared blankly at another thing in his office.
"Chris Redfield!" I shouted at him.
"Yes? What?" So, he didn't focus at all.
I sighed. "Did you sleep last night?."
"I can't."
"You must take a rest." I suggested.
"I still have an assignment to be accomplished, (Y/N)."
"I can finish it for you." I smiled in order to persuade him.
He took a long breath. "No. I will finish it." His stubbornness annoyed me.
"C’mon Chris, can you listen to my suggestion for once?" I let out my anger tone. Somehow, my anger tone makes the Alpha Team members afraid of me when I'm angry. They said I made them remembering their mother when angry. Profit to me.
"Yes, mom." Chris looked scared. That's cute.
He stands up from his chair. He grabbed my wrist and brought me to the couch. I followed him. He laid down his body. What? He didn't let go of my wrist?
"What? Do you want me to sing you a lullaby?" I teased him.
He pulled me. My body fell right beside him. Fortunately, the couch still has space for me. His arm wrapped around my waist. He whispered. "Just lay down with me."
“I can’t, Chris. I must finish the paperwork.” I tried to escape from his arm. But, I can’t. Who can release from his big muscle that can punch a boulder to lava anyway?
He sighed. Instead of letting me go, he buried his face on my neck. He whispered slowly. “Can you listen to your captain for once?”
Defeat for me. I didn’t mind, though. Why I must let go of this special moment? Laying down and cuddling with someone I love was my dream for so long.
I tightened my arm around his neck. Slowly, I played with his soft hair. My plan was to escape from his arm when he falls asleep.
I stand up. My legs felt sore. I rubbed my eyes and looked around. Tried to remember.
“Good afternoon, sleeping beauty.” Someone said.
I looked at them. “Oh, Chris.”
“Look like you are more tired than me.” He giggled.
“What do you mean?"
He approached me. “You fall asleep longer than me. Did you sleep last night?”
I tried to remember and…
viola.
“Honestly, I can’t sleep for two days,” I said bluntly.
He looks surprised and turned to worry in a short time. “Why?”
“Maybe from the coffee I drank?”
He sighed. " (Y/N), you tell me to sleep but you didn't sleep."
"I'm sorry." I approached him. "I will finish the paperwork for my apologies."
He chuckled. "I already finished it. Thanks to you."
I gave him confused look. "What do you mean?"
"You sent me a lot of reports. Those reports correspond to the paperwork. So, yeah. You made it easier for me to finish it." He smiled.
The report huh? Ah, yes. I can't sleep for two days. I'm trying to sleep by checking the report and sent it to Chris. But, yeah. I still can't sleep.
"But, still. I feel bad because I didn't help you."
"How about," He paused and smiled or smirked?
"A dinner? Tonight. Just the two of us?"