KATIE: Really gross
GAG EMOJI
KATIE: Did you kiss?
KATIE: Did she sleep over?
KATIE: If she did, I'm okay with it. I'm a big girl. I understand how the world works.
KATIE: I'm almost an adult
KATIE: Sort of...
KATIE: Not like I can drink or anything like that.
KATIE: Do kids really get to drink in France?
KATIE: Now I'm hungry. Dana's mom doesn't get up for another hour.
KATIE: SIIIIIGGGGHHHHHH
KATIE: Okay, so I'll let you know before we head home. If Miss Baker is still around when I get there... Can we have her stay for lunch?
With one hand available, Nick had to figure out how to respond to her texts. He might have tried to free his other arm, but it was 'asleep.'
He shifted a little and tried to balance his phone on the blanket he'd pulled over them to keep her feet warm.
DAD: Are you just up or have you BEEN up?
DAD: Not giving you details over text or phone
He let out a breath, thankful for the word suggestions at the bottom of the screen.
DAD: Be the great girl I know you are. See you later.
DAD: Please let her mom know that we'll return the favor after Nutcracker.
DAD: Luv you, Katydid.
There was light coming through the window.
It had to be just a little after dawn.
The time when he was usually lying in bed on his back, staring up at the ceiling. Laying on his side of the bed.
Nick set the phone down, face up, and turned slightly so he could brush his fingertips against her cheek.
"I wonder what side of the bed you like to sleep on?"
Ruth shifted and turned, her arm stretching out above the covers and her arm slipped down between his knees.
It was an awkward position to fall asleep in, but he wasn't about to move unless the world was falling down around their ears.
He could hand a few tight and aching muscles in the morning if it meant that he could hold onto Ruth a little longer.
He smiled when she rubbed her face into his chest.
Nick closed his eyes and imagined what it would feel like if she did that without his shirt on. He wanted to feel a lot of things with her.
