✽ Mandy ✽
I woke to a soft rustle in my living room and froze. My heart started to race as I listened to the noises. And then I remembered why someone was in my apartment.
Jason.
For a moment, I lay in bed staring up at the ceiling while I listened. The place felt different with another person in it. Not louder. Just steadier, like the air had stopped pressing in on me. When I finally sat up, embarrassment hit first. I had begged him to stay. I had sounded desperate, and I hated that it had worked. I was not used to needing anyone, and I was definitely not used to admitting it. Jason had stayed. He had stayed. I shook my head as I got out of bed, and I opened my bedroom door slowly. I spotted Jason by my couch. He was folding the blanket I had given him to sleep with. I watched him for
