Fated is overrated
Chapter 11

Jason POV

I quickly use this time to text Nadia "sis, if Lola asks you are busy tonight, you are! Don't ask". She won't have to ask because she definitely knows how I feel about Lola and she will know my reasoning for telling her to stay away. "ohhhhhhh, whyyyy is that my little brother? Hoping for the good old 'a shoulder to cry on becomes a d*ck to ride on? hah! Fine, I will be "busy" tonight, but you better give me details when you come home or I'll rat you out!;) have fun and be gentle".

Rolling my eyes inwardly at my sister's antics, I see Lola has started up the next movie already and is back sitting on the other end of the coach again.

Way too far for my liking. "You can lay down if you want Lola, you got a big blow today. I can sit on the chair or put a pillow on my lap if you would like.

Please just lay down though". She is pulling her lip in between her teeth again and I can tell she is hesitant "I won't take no for an answer you've had a hard day. Now lay down ok?" I say while putting a pillow on my lap.

After contemplating for a moment with her bottom lip cutely tucked in between her teeth again, she caves and puts her head on the pillow in my lap. I can feel her body being really tense at the close proximity, but after a few minutes I feel she starts to relax slightly. I will really have to go easy on her, my little angel.

I can't help but glance at her face a few times throughout the movie. Although still very swollen and bruised, she is still so damn beautiful.

After halfway through the movie I decide to try to push my luck just a bit further and I tuck a loose strand of hair away from her face. Many sentences in this chapter have been removed because you are not reading them on Job ni b.c o m .She instantly freezes up at the touch and I hope I didn't mess up any progress we have made today. Not pushing it further for now and removing my hand from her face, she starts to relax again.

In moments like these she resembles a lost little puppy, not knowing how to react to the unknown intimacy. A while into the third movie already, I gently start to stroke her hair. Just faint enough for her not to be startled too much but enough for her to know I am caressing her hair, hoping she will let me.

The light approach seems to be working because she doesn't freeze up, in fact, I could have sworn I heard the softest moan of content leaving her lips - it couldn't be, could it? I try to listen closely for any sounds, but to my disappointment I can't hear anything other than the loud screams currently coming from the movie we are watching. I still relish the fact that she is letting me stroke her hair and be this close though. Baby steps, but I'll get there! Lola POV

Laying in Jason's lap feels very odd, but comforting in a way. Besides my mom when I was younger, I have never laid in anyone's lap and it gives me the same comforting protective feelings I used to get from my mom. As if nothing in the world is wrong anymore. Right now at this moment, I am safe. Just like my mom also used to do, he is stroking my hair very gently, instantly making me relaxed and sleepy. I tried to hide my blush when I accidentally let out a moan of contentment, hoping he didn't catch it as it was weird and it may be taken the wrong way.

But I just feel at peace right now in this moment, despite all the blood and gore going on in the movie we are watching. Sometimes I am not even sure why horror is my favorite genre.

Most women are into romantics and comedies and such and here I am watching someone's head being severed from their body by a demon. I know I'm not a typical woman and not as lady-like as I should be. But honestly, who cares? It's not like I have anyone to impress. I have two great friends I adore and that's it, and they love me despite my shenanigans and unlikely character. I froze when he touched my hair first and when he started caressing my hair.

There's a certain level of intimacy radiating off that which made me slightly uncomfortable at first, but then I thought of the day I have had and realized he is just the best and most caring friend in the world trying to calm me down. I am sure Nadia would have done the exact same. They are both my rocks.

After a while I felt my body very slowly being lifted and carried. I must have dozed off at one point. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to fall asleep" "shhh don't worry about it. Just go back to sleep" and so I did.