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All I can say is that it involves a freak downpour and accidental nudity.
Go! Read!","writing":"Stay the Night\n\nShortie by Micah Weil\n\n Darryl wasn't exactly a morning type of person. When the sun started rearing its ugly head from between his blinds, he grumbled and rolled over, facing away from the uncomfortable light. It would take a cup of coffee and a bagel before that burning ball of hatred would become bareable.\n\n This morning, however, he would get a jolt much better than a hot cup of joe.\n\n As he flopped over, his arm draped over a smaller figure sharing the bed with him. The intrusion registered with him slowly, as slowly as he opened his eyes. they uneasily focused, and the resulting sight had him wide awake in seconds.\n\n******* \n\n\tDarryl couldn't get the front door to the apartment building open fast enough. He nearly tripped as Gwen shot past him into the vestibule, soaked through to the bone. She was giggling, despite their damp situation. Their walk had been interrupted by the clouds, black as pitch and angry. They opened up with a torrential downpour, and by the time the pair gotten inside, his hair was in his face. “Darryl!” she squeaked between bursts of giggles. “You look ridiculous!”\n\n\t“And you can't hold your water!” He leaned down and kissed the tip of her nose. “I'm sorry. I wasn't expecting this.”\n\n\t“Well, you don't control the weather, sweetie.” She smiled and wrapped her arms around his waist. “I'm not mad. I do want to get dry, though.”\n\n\t“Can you wait two floors to do it?” He shook his head, spraying water all over the lobby. It drew more giggles from the corgi, and full on laughter from the both of them when they realized that they had scared an old lady coming out of an elevator.\n\n\tGwen was swift to kick her shoes off and head into the bathroom for a towel. Darryl kicked his shoes off next to hers, closed the door behind him, and turned on the TV. He cycled through the channels to find a weather report. \n\n “The storm is expected to last through the night, letting up sometime around noon tomorrow,” the weather lady said. “Tonight's a good movie night, folks. Curl up with someone special.”\n\n\tDarryl sighed and started to undo his shirt. “Gwen, the storm's not going to be clearing up anytime soon,” he called out.\n\n\t“Oh great!” she grumbled back. “And I gotta go home in that.”\n\n\tHe frowned. “I'm not going to do that to you. Stay as long as you want.” He turned to hang his shirt on the back of one of his kitchen chairs. “I'm not going to let ya get sick.”\n\n\t“Thank you, Darryl, but remember the last time I spent the night.”\n\n\t“The couch is fine. I mean, I've done it before.”\n\n\tHe heard her step out of the bathroom. “I don't want you sleeping on the couch, sweetie. It's bad for your back. We're adults here. We should be okay with sharing the same bed.” He sighed and turned to her to respond. She was standing in the doorway, wrapped up in a towel. She was holding it up, arms wrapped around her chest. “...besides, I've been wanting to, you know, lay in your arms and sleep.”\n\n\tHis face turned beet red. “Um...I...” He turned away, fiddling his fingers. “I...guess you're right.”\n\n\tShe smiled and slid behind him. “Thank you, handsome.” She wrapped her arms around his waist again. “Means a lot to me.”\n\n\t“You mean a lot to me.” He reached back and rubbed her cheek. “Done in the bathroom?”\n\n\t“Yeah. I'm gonna go swipe one of your shirts. It should be big enough.” She giggled and gave him a squeeze.\n\n\t“All right. Could you bring me a pair of shorts and a shirt?” He patted her hands and pulled himself free, heading right for the bathroom to change out of his wet clothes.\n\n\tHe stripped down quickly, wrapping a towel around his waist to sop up some of the water. He wasn't paying attention and tied it loosely. He was more concerned about catching his breath and calming down. He didn't want her to see him panicking like that; it was only going to cause problems. He leaned on the bathroom sink and looked into the mirror. \n\n\t“All I see is a young man worrying himself about nothing,” Toby's voice echoed in his head. “I see someone that should relax and enjoy it. He's got someone who adores him.” He stood up and looked towards the ceiling. Even when he wasn't there, the old bird was still ripping at his worries. He leaned on the sink again and looked into the mirror. “Stop looking for excuses to run away. Go and love her!”\n\n\t“Guess you're right, old man.” He stood up and took a deep breath. He felt better. He didn't jump when he heard her knock on the door. “Yes?” He called out, calm and collected.\n\n\tThe door slid open, and the corgi poked her head in. “Got you that shirt and shorts.” She stuck her hand out, the clothes there for him to grab. He smiled and reached over, forgetting how lose his towel was. As soon as he grabbed the clothes, it slipped off of him and hit the ground.\n\n\tThey locked eyes. Darryl's body didn't want to move. “Well, Toby? Got something for this?” he thought, not surprised when all he got was silence. Gwen smiled weakly, trying desperately to maintain eye contact. When she blushed, Darryl paled. He stood straight up, covering himself up with the clothes. “Um...thank you.”\n\n\t“N-no problem.” She shut the door quickly.\n\n\tGwen was sitting on the couch when he finally dragged himself out. She had grabbed one of his oversized (even for him) shirts, and sat in the corner of the couch, legs curled under her. She smiled warmly to him as she flipped through the channels. The accident weighed him down, making the short distance to join her a trial.\n\n \"Is my shirt okay? It is a big one.\"\n\n \"I find that it is.\" She looked up at him and smiled, almost as if she was trying to reassure him that all was well. \"I remember why I hate television.\"\n\n \"I turned it on to find out what was up with the weather,\" he said. \"We can turn it off.\" He watched the screen shut itself off. \"What do you want for dinner?\"\n\n \"You cook?\"\n\n \"All the time. It's better than eating out and watching my weight explode.\"\n\n She nodded. \"That it is, but I don't wanna let you go. Let's order out. I'm thinking chinese.\"\n\n \"In this weather? You want them to drown?\" He laughed, and it felt good. The more they sat like this, the more at ease he felt. He hadn't noticed how close she had gotten to him, until she pulled herself onto his lap and faced him. \"H-hi...\" he stammered, the anxiety returning in an instant.\n\n \"Hi.\" She smiled and rested her head on his chest.\n\n \"C-can I help you?\"\n\n She traced her fingers along his arm. \"I just want to cuddle.\" She sighed. \"I wanna feel what it's like before you banish yourself to the couch tonight.\"\n\n \"Wait a second.\" He looked down at her. \"I already said-\"\n\n \"I know. You just tensed up when I sat on your lap. You're not comfortable with it, are you?\"\n\n \"I was caught off guard.\" His ears wilted a little bit. \"I'm sorry.\"\n\n She reached up, her hands resting behind his head. \"I understand. I know you haven't had much luck with relationships.\" She ran her fingers through his hair. \"A girl's got needs, though. I need to be held by you. I wanna know that we're okay.\"\n\n He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close. \"Gwen, we're okay.\" He cradled her in his hug. \"You are one of the best things that has ever happened to me. My intimacy issues won't get in the way.\" She smiled and returned the squeeze. \"I love you, Gwen.\"\n\n She blushed. The words were genuine; he wasn't just saying them to appease her. She reached up and traced his own furiously red cheeks. \"I love you too.\"\n\n His ears flicked as she reciprocated his feelings. It was good to hear it, just as good as it was for him to say it. He pulled her close and placed a soft kiss on her lips.\n\n It didn't stay soft for too long.\n\n*******\n\n They had gone to bed about midnight. To feel her smaller form rested against him, after all he'd put himself through, was the best feeling in the world. He leaned over and placed a soft kiss on top of her head. She stretched, her eyes fluttering open and up to him. \"Good morning, Darryl,\" she cooed.\n\n \"I'm sorry I woke you,\" he responded softly.\n\n \"No such thing.\" She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled herself closer. \"Besides, what time is it?\"\n\n He rolled over to look at his clock. \"Looks to be nine-ish.\" He rubbed his chin. \"I'm surprised Toby hasn't called me yet.\"\n\n \"It's Labor day. He's closed today.\"\n\n \"As is the bank.\" He chucked and rolled back to face her. \"So we have no reason to get out of this bed.\"\n\n \"Except to grill up some burgers and sausages!\" She bopped his nose and snuggled into his chest. \"I'm glad you stayed in bed.\"\n\n \"I didn't have a choice,\" he teased. \"You were using my arm as a pillow.\" He kissed her softly once more. \"We didn't...\"\n\n She shook her head. \"No, we didn't. That is something I am going to wait for until you want to, and not a second sooner.\" He sighed, thankful to hear those words. \"So, seriously, what do we do today?\"\n\n \"Like you said, grill up some dogs, grill up some burgers, and enjoy our day off.\"\n\n \"Okie dokie.\" She spun around and pressed her back against his chest. \"I choose this for another ten minutes, at least until I want some coffee.\"\n\n He laughed and draped his arm over her. \"Will do. I'll get a pot going as soon as you let me go.\" He began to play with her ears, something that made her giggle.\n\n \"This is right,\" he told himself. For the first time in what felt like a long time, he wasn't lying to himself.\n\nEnd \n\n","writing_bbcode_parsed":"Stay the Night
Shortie by Micah Weil
Darryl wasn't exactly a morning type of person. When the sun started rearing its ugly head from between his blinds, he grumbled and rolled over, facing away from the uncomfortable light. It would take a cup of coffee and a bagel before that burning ball of hatred would become bareable.
This morning, however, he would get a jolt much better than a hot cup of joe.
As he flopped over, his arm draped over a smaller figure sharing the bed with him. The intrusion registered with him slowly, as slowly as he opened his eyes. they uneasily focused, and the resulting sight had him wide awake in seconds.
*******
\tDarryl couldn't get the front door to the apartment building open fast enough. He nearly tripped as Gwen shot past him into the vestibule, soaked through to the bone. She was giggling, despite their damp situation. Their walk had been interrupted by the clouds, black as pitch and angry. They opened up with a torrential downpour, and by the time the pair gotten inside, his hair was in his face. “Darryl!” she squeaked between bursts of giggles. “You look ridiculous!”
\t“And you can't hold your water!” He leaned down and kissed the tip of her nose. “I'm sorry. I wasn't expecting this.”
\t“Well, you don't control the weather, sweetie.” She smiled and wrapped her arms around his waist. “I'm not mad. I do want to get dry, though.”
\t“Can you wait two floors to do it?” He shook his head, spraying water all over the lobby. It drew more giggles from the corgi, and full on laughter from the both of them when they realized that they had scared an old lady coming out of an elevator.
\tGwen was swift to kick her shoes off and head into the bathroom for a towel. Darryl kicked his shoes off next to hers, closed the door behind him, and turned on the TV. He cycled through the channels to find a weather report.
“The storm is expected to last through the night, letting up sometime around noon tomorrow,” the weather lady said. “Tonight's a good movie night, folks. Curl up with someone special.”
\tDarryl sighed and started to undo his shirt. “Gwen, the storm's not going to be clearing up anytime soon,” he called out.
\t“Oh great!” she grumbled back. “And I gotta go home in that.”
\tHe frowned. “I'm not going to do that to you. Stay as long as you want.” He turned to hang his shirt on the back of one of his kitchen chairs. “I'm not going to let ya get sick.”
\t“Thank you, Darryl, but remember the last time I spent the night.”
\t“The couch is fine. I mean, I've done it before.”
\tHe heard her step out of the bathroom. “I don't want you sleeping on the couch, sweetie. It's bad for your back. We're adults here. We should be okay with sharing the same bed.” He sighed and turned to her to respond. She was standing in the doorway, wrapped up in a towel. She was holding it up, arms wrapped around her chest. “...besides, I've been wanting to, you know, lay in your arms and sleep.”
\tHis face turned beet red. “Um...I...” He turned away, fiddling his fingers. “I...guess you're right.”
\tShe smiled and slid behind him. “Thank you, handsome.” She wrapped her arms around his waist again. “Means a lot to me.”
\t“You mean a lot to me.” He reached back and rubbed her cheek. “Done in the bathroom?”
\t“Yeah. I'm gonna go swipe one of your shirts. It should be big enough.” She giggled and gave him a squeeze.
\t“All right. Could you bring me a pair of shorts and a shirt?” He patted her hands and pulled himself free, heading right for the bathroom to change out of his wet clothes.
\tHe stripped down quickly, wrapping a towel around his waist to sop up some of the water. He wasn't paying attention and tied it loosely. He was more concerned about catching his breath and calming down. He didn't want her to see him panicking like that; it was only going to cause problems. He leaned on the bathroom sink and looked into the mirror.
\t“All I see is a young man worrying himself about nothing,” Toby's voice echoed in his head. “I see someone that should relax and enjoy it. He's got someone who adores him.” He stood up and looked towards the ceiling. Even when he wasn't there, the old bird was still ripping at his worries. He leaned on the sink again and looked into the mirror. “Stop looking for excuses to run away. Go and love her!”
\t“Guess you're right, old man.” He stood up and took a deep breath. He felt better. He didn't jump when he heard her knock on the door. “Yes?” He called out, calm and collected.
\tThe door slid open, and the corgi poked her head in. “Got you that shirt and shorts.” She stuck her hand out, the clothes there for him to grab. He smiled and reached over, forgetting how lose his towel was. As soon as he grabbed the clothes, it slipped off of him and hit the ground.
\tThey locked eyes. Darryl's body didn't want to move. “Well, Toby? Got something for this?” he thought, not surprised when all he got was silence. Gwen smiled weakly, trying desperately to maintain eye contact. When she blushed, Darryl paled. He stood straight up, covering himself up with the clothes. “Um...thank you.”
\t“N-no problem.” She shut the door quickly.
\tGwen was sitting on the couch when he finally dragged himself out. She had grabbed one of his oversized (even for him) shirts, and sat in the corner of the couch, legs curled under her. She smiled warmly to him as she flipped through the channels. The accident weighed him down, making the short distance to join her a trial.
"Is my shirt okay? It is a big one."
"I find that it is." She looked up at him and smiled, almost as if she was trying to reassure him that all was well. "I remember why I hate television."
"I turned it on to find out what was up with the weather," he said. "We can turn it off." He watched the screen shut itself off. "What do you want for dinner?"
"You cook?"
"All the time. It's better than eating out and watching my weight explode."
She nodded. "That it is, but I don't wanna let you go. Let's order out. I'm thinking chinese."
"In this weather? You want them to drown?" He laughed, and it felt good. The more they sat like this, the more at ease he felt. He hadn't noticed how close she had gotten to him, until she pulled herself onto his lap and faced him. "H-hi..." he stammered, the anxiety returning in an instant.
"Hi." She smiled and rested her head on his chest.
"C-can I help you?"
She traced her fingers along his arm. "I just want to cuddle." She sighed. "I wanna feel what it's like before you banish yourself to the couch tonight."
"Wait a second." He looked down at her. "I already said-"
"I know. You just tensed up when I sat on your lap. You're not comfortable with it, are you?"
"I was caught off guard." His ears wilted a little bit. "I'm sorry."
She reached up, her hands resting behind his head. "I understand. I know you haven't had much luck with relationships." She ran her fingers through his hair. "A girl's got needs, though. I need to be held by you. I wanna know that we're okay."
He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close. "Gwen, we're okay." He cradled her in his hug. "You are one of the best things that has ever happened to me. My intimacy issues won't get in the way." She smiled and returned the squeeze. "I love you, Gwen."
She blushed. The words were genuine; he wasn't just saying them to appease her. She reached up and traced his own furiously red cheeks. "I love you too."
His ears flicked as she reciprocated his feelings. It was good to hear it, just as good as it was for him to say it. He pulled her close and placed a soft kiss on her lips.
It didn't stay soft for too long.
*******
They had gone to bed about midnight. To feel her smaller form rested against him, after all he'd put himself through, was the best feeling in the world. He leaned over and placed a soft kiss on top of her head. She stretched, her eyes fluttering open and up to him. "Good morning, Darryl," she cooed.
"I'm sorry I woke you," he responded softly.
"No such thing." She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled herself closer. "Besides, what time is it?"
He rolled over to look at his clock. "Looks to be nine-ish." He rubbed his chin. "I'm surprised Toby hasn't called me yet."
"It's Labor day. He's closed today."
"As is the bank." He chucked and rolled back to face her. "So we have no reason to get out of this bed."
"Except to grill up some burgers and sausages!" She bopped his nose and snuggled into his chest. "I'm glad you stayed in bed."
"I didn't have a choice," he teased. "You were using my arm as a pillow." He kissed her softly once more. "We didn't..."
She shook her head. "No, we didn't. That is something I am going to wait for until you want to, and not a second sooner." He sighed, thankful to hear those words. "So, seriously, what do we do today?"
"Like you said, grill up some dogs, grill up some burgers, and enjoy our day off."
"Okie dokie." She spun around and pressed her back against his chest. "I choose this for another ten minutes, at least until I want some coffee."
He laughed and draped his arm over her. "Will do. I'll get a pot going as soon as you let me go." He began to play with her ears, something that made her giggle.
"This is right," he told himself. For the first time in what felt like a long time, he wasn't lying to himself.
End
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