The Best Friend's Contract

With the towel in my hand, I step out of the bathroom to find Kenna removing her makeup before glancing towards my direction. "Go and take a shower," I say.

Within seconds, I already hear the water running as I take a couple of pillows before placing them on the sofa with a blanket which is too small for my body. Then, I lay my body on the sofa to try and make myself comfortable but failing, miserably. Well, I wouldn't complain sleeping on the couch but right now... I'm much more uncomfortable than I can explain. One hand above my head and the other on my stomach, I begin to close my eyes after glancing at the wrist watch-noticing it's nearly one in the morning. When the guests were leaving, both of our families took a couple of hours to drink but then, we were too tired to continue. Especially Ava, she was exhausted from all the excitement.

Kenna must've changed into her pyjamas as I hear her slowly getting into bed but both of my eyes remain closed, not bothered to open them. From the sound, I can hear her typing on her phone; she's never really the one to turn off the keyboard clicks, even though I've done it a lot for her, she would just turn it back on.

Minutes have passed but I can't seem to fall asleep.

"Aidan?" I hear her calling out for me, making me open my eyes and try to adjust my sight in the dark before turning to look at her. Both of her eyes are looking directly at me, "Were you already asleep?" She asks, her voice low. "No," I respond. "What's wrong?"

She starts to clear her throat as she pats onto the empty side beside her, "There's a lot of space up here for a single person. Do you... want to sleep on the bed with me?" She asks, her eyes wandering away while I try my best to hide the smirk from appearing on my face.

"Why? Couldn't stay away from me, already?" My questions came out as a tease as she rolls her eyes, letting me smile knowing she would always do that when she tries to cover her own embarrassment or anything in particular.

"Well, I was just offering. You don't have to if you don't want to. I'll just count to three and then the offer's up," She leans her head back onto the pillow as I sit up straight, holding tightly onto the two pillows. "One, two..." She continues to count.

Just as she's about to finish counting, I have already climbed onto the bed with her. My body is inches apart from her as her lips curve up into a smirk, not expecting me to accept the offer as if it was a life and death situation. "Just so you know, I deserve it." I mutter. Kenna doesn't say a word but I can already imagine her trying to hold back a smile as she clears her throat, leaving me glance towards her direction and see both of her eyes are closed. Within seconds, I am already adjusting my body to a comfortable position with a pillow in between us-not wanting to make her uncomfortable by my presence.

I've been in bed with women before and nothing as being nervous has ever happened to me but right now, I can't help but think of the presence beside me. I can't stop thinking of her breathing and the sound of her heart beating if I pay further attention or lay closer but I manage to hold myself back by turning my body to the side.

It doesn't take me long to finally fall asleep.

All of a sudden, I feel someone pushing onto me which causes me to open my droopy eyes, looking in the dark. My eyebrows furrow in confusion but the figure beside me won't even stop pushing me-letting me turn around, seeing Kenna having most of the bed to herself.

"Kenna, stop pushing me. You're going to make me fall," I mutter, sleepily. My eyes are slowly closing back after pushing her back, letting myself take back my own space.

Just as I'm about to fall asleep again, she starts to push me, further. With a groan, I start to sit up straight and remove her leg which was wrapped around my waist. "Kenna, you're taking the whole space. Just move a little," I say, earning a groan from her as a respond. "Go back to sleep," She mumbles in her sleep.

"How can I when you're taking the

whole bed? I was on the edge," I

I was

reply before pushing onto her body and letting her face the other side before laying down again. As soon as I find the comfort to sleep, she has already wrapped her arm around my body and her leg around my waist which leaves me to open my eyes, "Are you serious?" I try to loosen her grip.

"Kenna, you're choking me!" I say a little bit louder and she starts to open her eyes, looking directly at me before realising that she has been pulling me in a tight grip.

"Why were you hugging me?" She groans, pushing me slightly.

"For fuck's sake, you were the one hugging me. No, you were trying to kill me-do you even know how tight you were gripping onto me? God damn it, we haven't been married for twenty-four hours yet and you're already trying to kill me." I mutter before pulling onto the

covers.

After not receiving any respond from her, I begin to turn my body to the left in order to face her and see that she has fallen asleep but seconds before I can turn around, she has already grabbed onto my hand; pulling it closer towards her chest, not showing any signs of letting go.

"Kenna, you need to let go of my hand." I say but she continues to remain asleep, causing me to sigh deeply before poking onto her forehead. Without me realising, I'm slowly falling back to sleep-completely forgetting having our fingers entwined.

Everything seems to past

surprisingly fast. Dreams are cut short and my body is somehow restless. Maybe, it's because I'm not much of a heavy sleeper like Kenna and she just keeps on pushing me or

even pulling me close to her.

never

It's quite a surprise, really 9 really notice her sudden ways of sleeping like this when I fell asleep with her on the sofa in her

apartment but now, she's like a

different person.

Slowly opening my eyes, I start to take a few deep breaths before turning to look at Kenna; seeing her sleeping soundly beside me. My eyes wander down to her face and suddenly realise, a slight drool near her lips which makes me lose interest in staring at her much longer. "Wake up," I pat onto her butt, causing her to open her eyes.

"What time is it?" She asks, her voice deep and a little bit husky.

Luckily for her, she had a good night's sleep while mine was terrible. Don't get me wrong, I would prefer some cuddling once in awhile but what she did to me was not cuddling. She was choking me until I was at a point, I can barely breathe.

"Time to wipe off that drool and take a shower," I reply, stretching my arms as soon as I'm off the bed before glancing at her direction, again; seeing her wiping away the drool from her lips as she drops her head back onto the bed-groaning.

"You know what... I can't believe

I'm saying this but I had an awful

night. You were a terrible person in

bed and should've let you sleep the couch instead of on the be Maybe, it would be better if I didn't accept your offer to sleep on the bed which

with you." I start to speak the bed

causes her to furrow her eyebrows, trying to pick up the pieces.

"So... it was a bad wedding night?" She raises an eyebrow, her eyes squinting.

"Terrible. Horrible," I think back of what happened last night as I shiver, causing her to curve her lips into a smirk; completely enjoying my suffering as I walk towards the bathroom.Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.