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 Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2024 4:18 am
She fell asleep.
Granted, they were probably out for longer than originally planned, but still. He was a little surprised that she fell asleep almost immediately after picking out what they were gonna be watching together for the rest of the evening. Not that he minded, but Harvey was hoping to hang out for a little longer.
Still, it was nice, the way they were sort of cuddled up together on the sofa. After he set her ice cream aside once she first nodded off, anyway. So he let her sleep while he watched the movie on his own. It wasn’t anything to write home about but it wasn’t horrible, so if she wanted to try and watch it again later he could probably sit through it again.
It’d be a waste of time, but he was always happy to spend time with her, whatever that looked like.
When the credits started rolling he turned his head and pressed a kiss to her forehead. “Hey, movie’s done,” he said softly, “you should head to bed.”
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Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2024 4:19 am
Strange as it may be, if all is silent when Melody’s head hit the pillow, she could sleep soundly until the house shifted and floorboards creaked or if she heard the sweep of a door opening slowly causing hinges, in her mind, to scream in protest… even if it was just a distant squeak. The slightest sound would wake her up immediately.
However, if there happened to be a bunch of noise when she nodded off, be it conversations, music or something on TV, she would sleep through gunfire and car crashes easily. But the moment people walked away or entertainment was turned off, Melody would wake up as if the house suddenly fell down around her.
Here and now was an odd in-between.
Melody felt Harvey shift beside her, and heard him mumble something about bed, but there was still sound coming from the TV; music that played with the end credits but she was unaware.
She moved slightly, shook her head, and rubbed her face against his shoulder. “Mm mm,” a sound of child-like protest. “ ‘m not sleep. Just restin’ my eyes. Promise ‘m listening.” Clearly a lie since she passed out about 20-minutes into the movie they were watching.
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Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2024 4:20 am
He quirked a brow, amusement plain on his face as he listened to her sleepily lie through her teeth. He didn't really count it as a lie, of course. He actually found it awfully cute.
"Are, too," he replied in equally child-like fashion, and he wondered if she'd be okay in the morning if she just slept against him like this.
And then he remembered all the times he woke up after sleeping at weird angles. No matter how comfortable the position, he always woke up sore. So with a little sigh, he let her sleep for a few more minutes before shutting off the TV.
"That should do the trick," he said quietly, then watched and waited to see if it would wake her up just enough that he could convince her to head to her room.
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Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2024 4:20 am
A couple minutes passed as the quietness of the house settled around her and Melody’s consciousness stirred. Her lips pursed and brows furrowed in a pinched expression, “Mmm…” a displeased groan escaped her. “Wh’d you turn it off?” Mel’s frown deepened as she cracked one eye open for the first time in probably close to an hour and saw the black square void on the wall across from them. “I was listenin’…” she groaned as she lifted her head up from his shoulder to look at him and plead her case. But in his baby-pink eyes, she saw the glint of humor, and though confused for a moment, realization dawned on her that she likely didn’t make it much past the intro. “What time-” Melody began to ask as she reached for her phone and pressed the power button. “Oh…” she winced. Guilt weighed heavily on her shoulders as she rubbed her face with her free hand, “I’m so sorry.” She peeked at him through parted fingers “I honestly didn’t realize I was that tired.”
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Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2024 4:21 am
Harvey smiled knowingly as she stirred awake, and stayed silent as she slowly processed everything. The expression on his face made it very clear that he didn't mind, but all the same he shook his head. "S'fine," he said reassuringly, though couldn't help but add a gentle, "it was only a little over an hour and a half. No big," to tease her.
Before the comment could have any real time to sink into her though, he leaned in and pressed a kiss to her temple before moving to get them up, off the sofa.
"You should get to bed, though, if you're that tired. C'mon."
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Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2024 4:22 am
Before she could respond, Melody covered her mouth with a hand to hide a rather unladylike yawn. For a moment she considered rejecting his suggestion to go to bed in lieu of leaning over sideways and just grabbing one of the small square pillows. In her sleepy state, she figured the sofa was as good a bed as any and it would be easy enough to fall back into the dream she’d been having if she only closed her eyes, mostly because her limbs felt too heavy to move and wasn’t confident she’d make it to her room without stumbling into something. A small sigh escaped her as she reluctantly allowed Harvey to help her up. She refrained from returning his kiss and instead wrapped her arms around him and for a moment settled her head against his chest. “Thank you,” she spoke softly, tucking her head beneath his chin. “Thank you for dinner, the walk, for this…” The ability to hug him without the worry of overstepping or making things awkward between them. For being able to share her feelings freely and have them be returned. “Thank you,” she repeated once more albeit quieter.
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Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2024 4:24 am
Harvey felt his cheeks warm a bit when she wrapped her arms around him and tuck in against him.
Was she always this cute?
He smiled and wrapped his arms around her in turn, and carefully, but still rather playfully, began to walk them down toward their bedrooms while she spoke. His heart skipped a beat or two along the way, and his smile only grew as she repeated her thanks at the end. By then they were already standing in front of her door, and he leaned back to consider her for a moment, in her half-asleep state.
Words didn't seem a proper response, so rather than that he opted instead to lean in for a little goodnight kiss. Because he was happy, because it did feel perfectly right this time, and because he was also grateful that they finally, after all these years of being together, found their way to each other.
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