36. That's Not Bro Code

I can’t remember the last time I slept undisturbed all the way to morning. There’s always sleepless breaks in between, either due to waking up from dreams and nightmares, or as an effect of my irregular sleeping patterns.

I wake up from the former, a dream that makes no sense at all. I don’t get to really think about it however, because my mind registers two things instantly.

The lights are off and I’m on my bed.

There’s warm breath hitting my face, breath that smells sweet.

There are arms around me.

Before I can despair, I hear Jude’s low voice. “Are you awake?”

I try to move my hands that are trapped beneath his. He moves and I free them, but that’s all the movement he makes.

“Sorry about the lights, couldn’t sleep with them on,” he explains, the same