Save Me From My Nightmares

Andy’s POV
I spent the next hour just gazing at Sienna’s peaceful, sleeping face and thinking about how to ask her to come with us to LA.
She started to stir and open her eyes, our gazes locked.
“Hey” She whispered sleepily, rubbing her eyes, leaving a black smudge on the back of her hand from the eyeliner.
“Rookie mistake” I said.
“Oh shut up, you’re a dude, and you wear more eyeliner than me Biersack” She shot back.
“And I pull it off better than you” I joked. She scowled at me then burst out laughing. “You look like a one-eyed panda” I said, she batted me in the arm and got up.
“Better go sort this out” She said, sliding off the couch and stumbling into the bathroom. I heard the shower turn on and Sienna giggling to herself, obviously spying her new make-up style in the mirror.
I sat on the couch smiling to myself about how she didn’t seem to take herself too seriously and how much I wanted her to come with us back to LA. But surely it was out of the question; I only met her yesterday. I got up and made my way to the bed just as the bathroom door opened and Sienna stepped out wearing only my shirt, the jeans and hoodie draped over her arm. My gaze slid its way up her body as she towel dried her hair. When I finally got to her face and took in the sight of the dark ring around her eye, now much more severe-looking since she wasn’t wearing any make-up. I shuddered and let my impulse control fly out of the window and blurted,
“Come to LA with us!”

Sienna’s POV
It was like time had stopped as I stood staring at Andy, trying to make sense of what he’d just suggested. We barely knew each other, I couldn’t possibly go with them to LA, I couldn’t impose like that, I’d out-stay my welcome and they’d get sick of me. All the possible excuses of why this idea was a very bad one flew around my head but I found myself staring at Andy, his head slightly tilted, nibbling his lip with a tentative look on his face and I found myself saying “okay”.
He let out a massive breath and smiled. “Great! And please don’t think you’ll be a burden, the guys love you and none of them will object. Plus if you start to be a pain in the ass, we’ll throw you out” He joked, winking at me. His face suddenly turned serious, “Its time you started a new life for yourself, away from the stresses of the last one”
I couldn’t think of what to say to this amazing man, how did I become so lucky to meet someone who could change my life in a day?
“Thank you Andy,” I said.
He didn’t say anything, just walked over and wrapped me in his arms, planting a small kiss on top of my head.
We separated and each got into our respective beds and I drifted off to sleep with a smile on my face and feeling safe for the first time in my life.

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