Stronger Than I Was (Love RP ~ OPEN & ACCEPTING)

[pika.girl]

Sarah was smiling slightly because of her dream. She giggled softly, and blushed. She muttered something, and smiled. She woke up slightly at the new smell of Vern's house, and shook herself awake to see his cat. "Mittens?" she asked in disbelief. "That's what I used to call my old cat before she passed on..." she said softly. She smiled, and watched him. She looked down at the bed, and placed her chin on his shoulder. "I'm cold..." she said softly.

[Gratefultritone]

"Sorry to hear about your cat, but you do have good taste in names," Vern said. Seeing as she was awake now he sat her down gently, moving so that she was at the edge of the bed. He noticed the sparse blanket on the bed, which he never worried about because no one ever used it, and noticed she still had on street clothes. "Do you want to borrow a t-shirt of mine or something?" He offered, walking over to a closet and pulling out a couple of extra blankets.

[pika.girl]

Sarah nodded. "Please?" she asked softly. Her eyes widened and she got out her phone, texting someone. She put her phone on the table and watched Vern. "Just making sure Grant won't kill you when he finds out it was here I stayed tonight..." she said softly.

[Gratefultritone]

Vern laughed a little. "Grant will have to get over whatever problems he has with me quickly," he stated simply. "I'm not much of a guy who likes to mess with other guys." He gave a small apologetic smile, knowing he tended to be a little overprotective, even from best friends of the person he was being overprotective of. "Be right back." He walked to his room just beside the guest room and dug around in his chest drawers. Pulling out a darker colored t-shirt he went back into the guest room. "Will this do?" He sat the t-shirt at the edge of the bed. "And um... Let me know if you need anything else? I'll be up for a little while longer but I'll make sure to try and not wake you."

[pika.girl]

Sarah giggled and nodded. "I agree, I feel like I'll be spending a lot of time here." she said softly. She watched as he left the room and replied to Grant's text. She sighed, and ran a hand through her hair in frustration. She was glad when he came back into the room with a shirt. "yeah, that's great, thanks..." she said softly. "Oh, I must warn you, I do sleep talk sometimes, so don't come in assuming I'm awake if you hear me talking during the middle of the night." she informed him. She had Grant do that to her a countless number of times, and it always annoyed her. Gosh, forget about Grant. You may not be going back, save to get your things.

[Gratefultritone]

Vern smiled. "Sounds good to me. I love the company. If you're staying more than one or two nights, are you going to run and pick up some more clothes? I'm pretty sure most of my clothes won't fit you too well, mainly for public." He stepped a little closer to the door, ready to shut it behind him, but hearing her last comment he wondered if he should keep it partially open. "I toss and turn in my sleep, so in a sense I know what you mean. If you do wake up and need anything though, I'll either be in the living room or my room. Don't hesitate to wake me up." He looked at the door. "Open or shut?"

[pika.girl]

Sarah thought about it for a moment. "I really don't care." she said eventually. She really didn't, because it wasn't like there were a million people in the house. Just Vern and her, and she was probably going to stay in the guest room pretty much all night. She smiled at him, and watched him. "Well, thanks again for letting me stay, and I really must get to sleep..." she said softly, waiting for him to leave so she could change. "And yeah, I'll get my stuff tomorrow."

[Gratefultritone]

Vern nodded and stepped out. "Night," he said, pulling the door almost shut and leaving. He went on into the living room and sat on the couch. Mittens padded up immediately, meowing. "Oh, yeah yeah." He stood back up and went into the kitchen, Mittens hot on his heels. Pouring some dry cat food into her bowl he reached down to scratch behind her ears for a minute. She seemed more interested in the food than him. Walking back into the living room, he flicked on the tv, keeping the volume low.

[pika.girl]

Sarah changed into his shirt and smiled, glad she was able to let her legs breathe. She dug through a drawer that was full of clothes, and pulled out a pair of shorts that seemed to fit her. She smiled, and put those on, afterward laying on the bed and falling asleep almost instantly.

[Gratefultritone]

Vern sat flipping through the channels, settling on a cooking show, showing how to make breakfast. This is maybe a little over my head, but I don't think waking up a little early to make waffles for the two of us would be so much of a hassle. Strawberries in the fridge... Ha, I have something other than Ramen Noodles. He smirked to himself, celebrating his victory silently.