Well fuck, we didn't get our snacks.

"Shut up Lane you're gonna get us caught!" I murmur, peeking my head around the corner.

"Ozzy's fat ass just stomped on my foot." Lane whines.

I groan, clamping my hand over his mouth before he can speak again.

It's currently two in the morning. The boys texted the groupchat saying they were bored, so we snuck out to meet eachother. Curfew is eleven, hence the sneaking.

We're trying to make our way to the vending machines on the bottom floor and back unnoticed, and then we're gonna go play some violent game that Ozz had his parents send him.

Emmy emerges from the shadows and gives us a thumbs up, signalling to follow. I let go of Lane and begin to run lightly over. The sound of heavy footsteps echo behind me.

I snap my head around. "Ozzy, i told you to leave your shoes at the dorm!" I whisper.

"That's what i was fucking saying before you-" Lane starts before i aggressively waving my hands around to tell him to shut up.

I look back to Emmy across the hall who's giving me a wide eyed stare. She mouths "Get back." before stepping back into the shadows. I twirl my finger around and the boys take the hint, quietly moving back behind the wall.

Just as i'm about to follow, a flashlight drops dead on me.

"Who's there?" The school security squints, clearly trying to make out my face.

"Uh... J-Jay...den? Jayden." I decide, putting my hand up to block the light, and my identity.

I step away from the wall to minimise the chance of the boys being caught too. I glance over at Lane quickly. He's smirking at me. I would love nothing more that to shove my foot up his a-

"Jayden, what are you doing out of your dorm at this hour?" The man asks, pointing his flashlight towards my socked feet to make the light a little less harsh.

"Um i had a bad dream. Needed to get some water." I explain, trying to sound innocent as possible.

"You have a mini fridge that gets restocked with water every two days in your dorm." He points out.

"Yes... well-"

A loud bang comes from inside the common room and the guard whips his head around.

I take my chance and make a run for it.

I sprint to the left and down the hall as the boys follow close behind. The halls are silent apart from the sound of our breathy laughs as we head toward the back stairs.

"Hey!" I hear the guard yell from a safe distance as we push the door open and run up the first flight of stairs.

As i turn the corner to the second flight, i run directly into Emmy. We both scream and i fall back on to Lane.

He catches me bridal style and puts me down gently, helping me to my feet.

"My hero." I place a hand over my heart and he rolls his eyes, but he can't help but smile.

"Did you lose him?" Em pants, sitting down on the step behind her.

"Yeah, was that you in the common room?" I ask, walking over and sitting beside her.

She grins proudly and nods.

"My girl!" Ozz raises his hand to high-five her, which she returns.

They're honestly adorably. They are undoubtedly dating, but haven't really made it official yet.

Suddenly, the bottom door flings open, the handle smacking against the wall and echoing all the way up the stairs.

We all jump to our feet and begin running up the stairs again to the third floor, the boys ahead of us.

I hold my stomach as i laugh, a stitch forming in my side.

Emmy holds my hand and pulls me up the stairs with her. We finally make it to the third floor where the boys are waiting for us, holding the door open.

We run a little further across the hall to Em and I's dorm. I fumble in the pocket of my sweats to find my keys, but Emmy is one step ahead of me and unlocks the door.

We all pile in and shut the door behind us, locking it.

I hold my breath as the sound of footsteps pass our dorm. Then they turn in the direction they came from and fade away.

I flop down on my bed and Em walks over to hers, sitting on the edge.

Lane sits beside my bed like he did the other night, his back against the base and Ozz slides down against the door.

"Well fuck, we didn't get our snacks." Ozzy sighs and we all begin chuckling again.

We decided it would be best if we all just stayed in our dorm, i certainly wasn't prepared to do another olympic run from mister security guy again.

We made a den on the floor and with blankets and pillows, and took about half an hour deciding on what movie to watch.

Emmy decided she was tired three minutes in and went up to her bed and Ozz followed about an hour later. It's now four im the morning, Lane and I are the only ones left awake.

"Just pick something it's honestly not that hard Carter." Lane sighs and lays back onto the pillows behind him.

"Fuck me Lane, if it's not that hard you bloody pick." I huff, laying back beside him and crossing my arms in frustration.

Lane shifts next to me, then moves so he's hovering above me.

I clear my throat, hoping my cheeks don't betray me and show my feelings. He's very attractive okay, give me a break.

"Ugh i don't wanna do it." He whines.

He presses his body against mine, his full weight pushing the air out of my lungs.

"Get off me you fucking whale!" I laugh struggling to breathe.

Lane lays his head on my stomach and wraps his arms around my waist. Is this man cuddling me right now?

I part my legs so he can stop crushing me and he moves to lay between them.

Yep, he's cuddling me.

I look at him as he looks back up at me. He simply grins before laying back down and closing his eyes.

I shake my head and smile, stroking the hair back off his face. He's so peaceful when his mouth is closed.

He smiles again as i run my fingers through his hair. This man is honestly a big baby.

I keep stroking the back of his head as my eyes become heavy.

♡♡♡

a couple of besties :P

i thought we could add some of the wholesome moments that the squad have because they're honestly a great friend group.