ONLY HIS (previously Angelica)

His house 2

≈Franco≈

I feel the small weight of my girlfriend shift slightly on my lap and look down at her rested face, closed eyes, lips slightly parted and her chest moving up and down with her slow and steady breaths as she dreams

"I'll be right back," I say to the rest of the group who are all now drinking beers as we chat and listen to background music

It's almost 2:40 am so I'm not surprised Angelica fell asleep

I pick up up into my arms as her face snuggles into my neck and carry her up to my bed

I lay her under the white duvet as she sighs unconsciously and rolls onto her side

I tuck a stranded hair behind her ear and kiss her cheek, then forehead before I head back downstairs

I grab a beer bottle and bite the cap off as I sit back in my spot

"You're crazy if you think 'Barbie Princess Charm School' is better than 'Barbie in a mermaid tale'" Rena scrunches her nose at Alex

"It is though"

"But it's not though" she retorts

I chuckle and shake my head at them as I lean back on the couch and spread my legs apart slightly further

"Dante which ones better?" Alex asks

He thinks "'barbie princess charm school'"

Rena gasps dramatically and puts a hand over her heart "How dare you, Franco what do you think?"

"Oh, 'Barbie in a mermaid tale' for sure"

She high-fives me enthusiastically

"Great now it's a tie" Dante huffs as the small pad of feet getting closer takes my attention

Angel comes into my view and gets on her knees by her bag before rummaging through it and pulling out a stuffed bear

She stands back up and lazily waves at us with a small tired smile

I wave back as my smile grows

"Angel which do you is better 'Barbie Princess Charm School' or 'Barbie in a Mermaid Tale'?" Dante asks

She sways slightly on her feet as she takes a long blink before answering quietly "Mermaid"

"I KNEW IT!" Serena jumps up and races over to Angel, squeezing my girl as she lifts her and spins them in circles

Angel squeals at the impact before giggling

Rena sets her down and turns to us with a beaming smile as the others laugh and I watch amused at a frazzled Angelica who looks lost before smiling at me, grabbing some clothes from her bag and walking back upstairs with her bear

The rest of us stay down here for another hour or so before I stand up and crack my neck

"I'm beat, you can all stay in the guest bedrooms, in going to bed"

"Thanks man, night" Alex replies tiredly

"Night" the others nod

I quietly walk upstairs and into my dark room where my sleeping angel lays in my bed

I slip into my bathroom with a pair of joggers and a T-shirt before changing quickly and brushing my teeth

I turn the light off and walk over to my bed, get in my usual spot before pulling Angelica, whose now in her pj shorts set, into me

She nuzzles her face into my chest as her bear falls between us

I move it to the other side of her and pull her impossibly closer, drifting to sleep