Pain.

That's all I feel.


I try to pry my eyes open only to be met with a bright white light.

I groan as I try to open my eyes again.

"Aspen?" I hear Charlotte ask with a shocked look. I slowly turn my head to the left and smile.


"The one and only" I say with a croaky tone

"I was scared that I lost you" she says


I look at her attire. She's dressed in all black.

She's wearing a black crop top with a black leather jacket. She has on denim skinny jeans with a black choker and black boots.

"What happened?" I ask as I focus my eyes on her bare face

"That bitch Maddie beat you up," she says with a hard look

"When lunch ended I went to look for you only to find her kicking your already unconscious body" she says

"You passed out in my arms before I carried you to my car and sped here" she says before she meets my eyes

"Oh, I wasn't out for long then" I say with a smile but it immediately drops when Charlotte shakes her head

"W-what?" I ask as my voice breaks

"After they did surgery on your ribs and arm they said that you'd wake up in a couple of hours. It's been five days" she says

"What day is it?" I ask with a hurried tone

"December twenty third" she says which causes me to let out a breath of relief

"Does anyone else know?" I ask

"The whole school" she says casually

"I want to go home" I say as a doctor enters my hospital room

"You have two broken ribs and a broken arm" he says

"Please, I swear I'll be extra careful" I plead

"I'll watch after her, plus my friend is a nurse" Charlotte butts in

"I'm trusting you, if something happens bring her back immediately" He says before handing her release forms

She isn't a legal adult, how is she signing that?!

Isn't that illegal?!

"You're free to get dressed and leave" he says before leaving the room. As soon as the door closes I turn to Charlotte with a glare.

"You're not a legal adult" I say

"That's not what my identification says Mrs. Wilder" she says with a smirk when she sees my eyes widen

"You said that we were married!" I yell

Is she serious?!

"Yes, now get dressed wifey because you're staying at my house until you're fully healed" she says

"What about my mom?" I ask

"She knows but she had to fly to Vegas for a cooking show" she says before she stands up and helps me off the bed

That sounds exactly like my mom.

She grips my hip which causes my breath to hitch as my heart rate increases.

"Is this okay?" She asks cautiously

"Yeah" I squeak out before she slides her other arm under my knees and lifts me up off the bed and onto the floor

"I- um- I need help changing" I say awkwardly as I look down at my cold feet

What is wrong with me?

Why am I so nervous?

This is Charlotte, my best friend.

I shouldn't be nervous around her.

"Sure" She says before she grabs my red pair of lacy underwear

I blush and look away as she helps me into them.

"I actually brought you some clothes" she says as she walks over to her back pack and pulls out a pair of Nike biker shorts with a Harvard oversized sweatshirt.

She grabs the clothes before walking back towards me.

"Um, y-you're going to have to remove your gown" she says nervously as she rubs the back of her neck

I nod and gulp nervously before I slip the gown off of my shoulders and onto the floor.

My nipples immediately harden when the air hits them which causes me to gasp.

Charlotte looks back over to me and I see her pupils dilate when they land on my breasts. She blinks and shakes her head before she walks over to me with her still dilated pupils.

She looks like she's having an internal battle with herself.

"Just hold onto my shoulders and step into the shorts" she says in a raspy voice which causes butterflies to go wild in my lower belly as my lower region starts to tingle

Fuck, her voice sounds hot like that.

I didn't not just think that.

Fuck, I'm fucked.

I put my arm on her shoulder and step into the shorts that she's currently holding open.

She pulls them up and over my ass which causes my breath to hitch when her fingers lightly brush against it.

She stands up and grabs the hoodie.

"Put your arm through it" she says pointing to my good arm

I push my arm through the sleeve before carefully taking off my sling and slowly sliding my arm through the other sleeve.

"Good job, see that wasn't so hard" she says when I finally get my arm through the sleeve

"No, but it was very painful" I say before she pulls the hoodie down

I let out a muffled moan when the rough material of the hoodie rubs against my hard nipples.

God, I'm so horny.

I blush when Charlotte raises her eyebrow at me.

She puts my hair into a messy bun before helping me put my sling on again.

"Thank you, for everything" I say with an appreciative smile

"Of course, I'll always be here for you" she says which causes my smile to widen

"So will I" I say before we meet in a hug

I hope this doesn't change anything.

"Charlotte, put me down!" I yell

Charlotte claimed that I was taking too long to wake up so she threw me over her shoulder.

She's been walking around for a while now.

"Shhh" she says as she pinches my butt which causes me to blush

She suddenly stops before she places me on the kitchen island.

"That was so not cool" I say with a pout

"Aww, you look cute" she says as she stands in between my legs

"No I don't, my hair is a mess and I probably look like a zombie" I say as I push loose strands of hair away from my face

She tucks a brown strand of hair behind my ear before she firmly grips my waist and pulls me closer to her body.

She looks me in the eyes before her eyes flicker down towards my lips which causes her to bite hers.

Fuck, that's hot.

She looks up into my eyes again before gently grabbing my face and leaning in.

Oh god.

Am I really about to kiss my best friend?

Fuck it.

We're centimeters away from kissing each other when we hear a fake cough behind us.

I quickly push her away which causes her to stumble back a little with a dazed look before she shakes her head and glares at the person.

"What the fuck, Carolina" she groans with an annoyed tone

I turn around and see a smirking Carolina.

"Don't try to pin this on me" She says as she walks further into the kitchen

"You shouldn't be making out in the open if you don't want to be caught" Carolina continues with a shrug

I blush as Charlotte groans and walks towards the refrigerator.

"Merry Christmas Eve" I say to Carolina with a smile when I realize what day it is

"Merry Christmas Eve" she says with a head nod before she smiles and walks out of the kitchen

Okay?

That was weird.

"What did y'all do?" A random boy asks a couple of seconds after Carolina leaves

"None of your business" Charlotte snaps as she cracks eggs into the pancake batter

"I feel the sexual tension all the way in the game room" the dude says which causes me to laugh as Charlotte scoffs

"There is no sexual tension" she says

Maybe not for you, but there definitely is for me.

"I'm timing you both" he says as he pulls out his phone

"For what?" I ask with confusion obvious in my tone

"To see how long it takes for one of you to jump each other's bones" he says like it's a fact which causes my eyes to go wide as I blush

"That won't happen" I say

"I'm still going to time it" He says as if he knows it's inevitable

That timer is going to be going for a long time.

There's no way that Charlotte and I will jump each other's bones.

-

After breakfast Charlotte and I laid in her bed and binge watched Christmas movies.

By the third movie I was getting tired again. My eyes would stay open for a second before my lids would close. I kept jumping awake when I realized that my eyes were closed.

"Just go to sleep" Charlotte says with a soothing voice as she rubs my back

I adjust my body so that I'm laying on top of her with my head resting on her breast while my legs tangle with hers

"Comfortable?" She asks with an amused voice

"Mhm" I hum out as she carefully wraps her arms around my waist

I slowly fall into a deep sleep as I listen to the sound of her steady heartbeat.