This Is Us - Chapter 27: Chapter 27
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THOMAS POV
Waking up face up, the sun was now setting and the room had taken on a darker color since that morning. I closed my eyes once more, feeling the absence of bodies in front of me meaning my small crew of four had disappeared.
Until my sleepy senses became aware of the hand tracing my side, running down from my shoulder to my shirtless chest, his soft touch on my bare skin was welcome and I could tell by the way he was touching me that it was Luca without looking.
"Having fun?" I asked with my eyes closed and heard a small gasp, his warm finger strokes now pulled away from me and I mentally groaned. Forgetting that he's like a baby deer, terrified of everything and always trusting his first instinct, which was to run.
"Sorry, I didn't know you were awake," His soft voice gently sings to my ears and I finally opened my eyes, shifting up on the bed and resting on my elbows as he sat down beside me. The lack of bright sunlight did nothing to hide his soft blush as he scratched the back of his head and I wanted to coo and attack him at the same time.
"What have I told you about apologizing, Luca? Besides, I'm always craving your touch," I confessed but he doesn't make eye contact with me, tracing his finger in the sheets instead.
"Me too," He whispers so low that I could barely hear it and I sat up completely, waiting for him to stop tracing circles. When I stop talking he does, slowly looking up and meeting my lust filled gaze.
"I don't believe you," I lied, trying to gauge his reaction and hoping he's not hurt.
"How do I prove something like that to you?" He asks and I shrugged, glad to see he's not as sensitive as I thought he was.
"I guess that's for you to figure out and me to-"
He shut me up with a single feathered kiss upon my lips and I nearly had a fucking heart attack. His kiss had a power behind it that I couldn't quite describe, but I needed him. I needed him closer and I wanted him now, but he was still holding back.
"I thought we lost you forever, I was so scared," He says and I snaked my arms around his waist, forcing him closer now as he complied, sitting on my lap while bitting the tip of his thumb in deep thought.
"Hey, look at me," I carefully tilted his chin up, taking my time so I wouldn't scare him and gently traced the scattered freckles with the palm of my hand. His bottom lip trembled a little and I stilled it with my kiss. Feeling him shaking like a leaf in my arms I pulled back to figure out what was wrong.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry," He mutters as he shakes but not for a second do I take my hands off him.
"Are you okay?" I asked and he quickly shook his head, breaking down in my arms as he wrapped his arms around my neck and cried into my shoulder.
"Luca?" I was scared, not because I was afraid of him, but because I thought I triggered another one of his PTSD attacks on accident.
"Hey, breath for me baby, just relax. It's okay, I'm not going anywhere," I told him as I rubbed his back and held him, nuzzling my cheek against the back of his head as he curled his body around me. His legs wrapped around my waist and his body pressed tightly against me.
"I-I love you, I love you so much and I was so scared. I thought he shot you and I lost you forever. I thought I could be strong for Matthias and Jayde but I can only be strong for so long. There's only one person who touches me with so much love and affection, who's so gentle and kind to me even when I'm going through stupid flashbacks and that's you." His wet tears touched my skin and I slowly covered him in little kisses, wishing he would calm down before he starts choking on his own tears.
"And again it's all my fault. If I hadn't slept in the house with you guys, you wouldn't have gotten arrested, Matty wouldn't have a black eye, and-"
"You would be dead,"
As soon as I said it, I knew the words were given some unspoken meaning and I clutched my angel even closer than before, giving him a tight squeeze.
"And where would I be without you? Hmm?" I asked him and he sniffled a little, his tears seeming to cease as I rested my lips in between his neck and his shoulder.
"Happier?" He said and I rolled my eyes.
"God, I really hope you're being sarcastic," I say and he giggled a little until I started sucking on the sensitive spot on his neck and he shivers. A gentle moan escapes his lips and passes into my ear as he traces a line down my back. My hands moved down his back, slipping underneath his tight white t-shirt as I left my mark and kissed his cheek. I wasn't going to go too far since I knew for a fact he was nowhere near ready for more intimacy than this.
He slowly shifted back so I could finally see his face. The tip of his freckled nose was now bright red and his light blue eyes held a hope that I hadn't seen previously. His dark brown hair was now a ruffled mess after I ran my fingers through it.
"You're so beautiful,"
I said both in my head and out loud before he let go of me, he tilted his head a bit and I kissed the tip of his nose before letting him go,
Waking up face up, the sun was now setting and the room had taken on a darker color since that morning. I closed my eyes once more, feeling the absence of bodies in front of me meaning my small crew of four had disappeared.
Until my sleepy senses became aware of the hand tracing my side, running down from my shoulder to my shirtless chest, his soft touch on my bare skin was welcome and I could tell by the way he was touching me that it was Luca without looking.
"Having fun?" I asked with my eyes closed and heard a small gasp, his warm finger strokes now pulled away from me and I mentally groaned. Forgetting that he's like a baby deer, terrified of everything and always trusting his first instinct, which was to run.
"Sorry, I didn't know you were awake," His soft voice gently sings to my ears and I finally opened my eyes, shifting up on the bed and resting on my elbows as he sat down beside me. The lack of bright sunlight did nothing to hide his soft blush as he scratched the back of his head and I wanted to coo and attack him at the same time.
"What have I told you about apologizing, Luca? Besides, I'm always craving your touch," I confessed but he doesn't make eye contact with me, tracing his finger in the sheets instead.
"Me too," He whispers so low that I could barely hear it and I sat up completely, waiting for him to stop tracing circles. When I stop talking he does, slowly looking up and meeting my lust filled gaze.
"I don't believe you," I lied, trying to gauge his reaction and hoping he's not hurt.
"How do I prove something like that to you?" He asks and I shrugged, glad to see he's not as sensitive as I thought he was.
"I guess that's for you to figure out and me to-"
He shut me up with a single feathered kiss upon my lips and I nearly had a fucking heart attack. His kiss had a power behind it that I couldn't quite describe, but I needed him. I needed him closer and I wanted him now, but he was still holding back.
"I thought we lost you forever, I was so scared," He says and I snaked my arms around his waist, forcing him closer now as he complied, sitting on my lap while bitting the tip of his thumb in deep thought.
"Hey, look at me," I carefully tilted his chin up, taking my time so I wouldn't scare him and gently traced the scattered freckles with the palm of my hand. His bottom lip trembled a little and I stilled it with my kiss. Feeling him shaking like a leaf in my arms I pulled back to figure out what was wrong.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry," He mutters as he shakes but not for a second do I take my hands off him.
"Are you okay?" I asked and he quickly shook his head, breaking down in my arms as he wrapped his arms around my neck and cried into my shoulder.
"Luca?" I was scared, not because I was afraid of him, but because I thought I triggered another one of his PTSD attacks on accident.
"Hey, breath for me baby, just relax. It's okay, I'm not going anywhere," I told him as I rubbed his back and held him, nuzzling my cheek against the back of his head as he curled his body around me. His legs wrapped around my waist and his body pressed tightly against me.
"I-I love you, I love you so much and I was so scared. I thought he shot you and I lost you forever. I thought I could be strong for Matthias and Jayde but I can only be strong for so long. There's only one person who touches me with so much love and affection, who's so gentle and kind to me even when I'm going through stupid flashbacks and that's you." His wet tears touched my skin and I slowly covered him in little kisses, wishing he would calm down before he starts choking on his own tears.
"And again it's all my fault. If I hadn't slept in the house with you guys, you wouldn't have gotten arrested, Matty wouldn't have a black eye, and-"
"You would be dead,"
As soon as I said it, I knew the words were given some unspoken meaning and I clutched my angel even closer than before, giving him a tight squeeze.
"And where would I be without you? Hmm?" I asked him and he sniffled a little, his tears seeming to cease as I rested my lips in between his neck and his shoulder.
"Happier?" He said and I rolled my eyes.
"God, I really hope you're being sarcastic," I say and he giggled a little until I started sucking on the sensitive spot on his neck and he shivers. A gentle moan escapes his lips and passes into my ear as he traces a line down my back. My hands moved down his back, slipping underneath his tight white t-shirt as I left my mark and kissed his cheek. I wasn't going to go too far since I knew for a fact he was nowhere near ready for more intimacy than this.
He slowly shifted back so I could finally see his face. The tip of his freckled nose was now bright red and his light blue eyes held a hope that I hadn't seen previously. His dark brown hair was now a ruffled mess after I ran my fingers through it.
"You're so beautiful,"
I said both in my head and out loud before he let go of me, he tilted his head a bit and I kissed the tip of his nose before letting him go,
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