Chapter 35

Caitlin's Point of View ;)

Sidney and I  spent hours talking on his bed before we both passed out in each others' arms. I never changed into the clothes he bought me. Thank heavens I took a minute to text my mom and tell her I'd be at Sidney's overnight, she was worried when she got home. I guess I forgot to leave a note.
I wake up at like 3:00 AM sitting straight up against Sidney who is leaning against the wall. I lift his arm off of me, attempting to get out without waking him up. My jeans are digging into my waist, I need to pee, and I want comfy clothes. Sidney stirs, then wakes up.
"Caitlin!?" He asks, finally opening his eyes.
"What?" I ask him, on my way to the other side of the room where my bag of new clothes is.
"What are you doing?" He tries to look at me through the darkness but failing.
"I'm putting on some pajamas. And I gotta pee." I say, laughing a little bit.
"What time did we fall asleep?" He asks me.
"I dunno, a little bit ago, I assume. I can't sleep very long in jeans." I say, happy to be slipping into something a little less tight.
"Oh," he says, getting up too. I can't see him but I hear his pants hit the ground and the light on his bedside table flicks on. I'm blinded by it for a moment, and when I open my eyes again Sidney's right beside me.
"Hey," I say, turning to kiss him, then breaking it off because I have to pee so bad. I leave the room and scamper down the hall to the bathroom, glad the floors aren't creaky. The bathroom, like the rest of the house, is super nice. I hurry and get out as fast as I can to get back to Sidney. He's already back in bed, laying with the covers slightly folded back for me to get in too. We weren't under the blankets before and I was cold, despite the fact that it's summer. I'm all too glad to climb under the covers with him now. He kisses me when I crawl into his arms and we lay there talking again.
"I Love You," he finally murmurs after a long silence. I had almost been asleep and he woke me up. After trying to say that I love him too, I realize he's already asleep and I tighten my grip around him. I love Sidney. And that's a fact.

Ruthanne's Point Of View <3

I slept most of the day away, finally realizing at about 5:00 that I might actually be sick. Kris's mom wakes me up for dinner. Just for me she made homemade chicken soup, which is delicious, As always. I'm jealous of her cooking skills and over-compliment her on the food. Then, I return to my couch and take another short nap. I'm feeling gross when I wake up and head upstairs to take a shower.
Looking in the mirror, I'm a mess. My hair is falling out of the pony tail, and I'm embarrassed, hoping that I didn't look like this for dinner. After my shower I don't bother to change into normal clothes. I put on a different pair of sweatpants and dig through Kris's pile of clothes to find another shirt that smells like him. I'm lonely already and the night is not even half gone.
I decide that if it's not cold and dark outside already, I might try and go out and lay by the pool. My stomach is churning and I feel like I'm going to vomit again. Luckily I'm in the bathroom and the toilet is nearby, so I don't make a mess this time. God, what's wrong with me? The really scary thing is, pregnancy is the first thing that runs through my mind. Oh my mother would kill me.
Outside, it's ok, so I stay by the pool for a while. Kris's mom lets the dog out and he sits by me, keeping good company. I pet him for a while, watching the last remaining sunlight dance on the surface of the pool, then decide to go back in. I'm so bored, and nervous, and I feel like I've wasted the day away, sleeping.
At 9:00 I give in to a little vow I made to myself. I had promised myself I wouldn't bother (of course he wouldn't call it that. He always seems  happy to hear from me) Kris while he was away. I didn't want to text him, call him, anything. But I do it anyways.
Krissss.. How has it gone? Love you. :)
I send the text and his reply comes almost instantly. Finally. I was waiting for you to give in to that. lol. It went well. I forgot how early Luc's parents go to bed, so I'm just hanging out in the guest room. How was your day? Love you. :)
His texts always make me so happy. He's such a sweetie. I had a decent day. I slept most of the time.Your momma made me some Chicken noodle soup. The Best Ever.  I hit send, leaving the getting sick details of my day out.
Are you feeling better? Kris replies. Go figure that'd be the first thing he wants to know.
I got sick again. No big deal though. I think I'm fine. I reply, trying to sound nonchalant despite the fact that I'm scared of what might be wrong with me. I thought I'd gotten another text, but really my phone was ringing. I open it, expecting to read his reply and instead saw the Call Duration clock ticking away.
"Hey," Kris says as soon as I put the phone to my ear.
"Oh. Jeez." I say, my voice sounding surprisingly scratchy and sick. "You scared me for a second. I thought I had another text."
"Sorry. I miss you." He says.
"I miss you too," I whine.
"You don't sound too good." Kris notices. I knew he would. He's always so concerned about what might be wrong with me.
"I'm fine," I say, although I feel like crap right now. "Hey I think I'm gonna go to bed now." I say, but what I really mean is, I've gotta puke. "I love you, goodnight!!!" I say into the phone, jumping up and running to the bathroom. I don't have time to close it before I puke into the toilet again. I hope Kris didn't hear it and I close the phone as soon as my body is done heaving.
Sure enough, my phone rings again. Kris must have heard it. "hello?" I say innocently enough, washing my hands yet again.
"Ruthanne, did you just get sick again?" He says, sounding worried.
"yes. But it's nothing. don't worry." I say as I wipe my mouth.
"I hope so. I wanna see you better when I come home tomorrow." He says. "Now I've got to go to bed, for real," he laughs. "I love you."
"night," I say, closing my phone and throwing it on the bed. I change my clothes again, somehow finding another one of Kris's dirty shirts and collapse onto his bed, falling asleep in no time.