Chapter 7: In Which He Reads

It was midnight and Sora was currently perched on the couch, her leg bouncing up and down repeatedly in nervousness. Ashton had went to sleep after getting her settled into the very nice and comfortable guest bedroom, he even gave her one of his shirts to sleep in which she had slipped into and was sitting in right now, it smelled like men's aftershave and was very cozy. However, sleep didn't come to her in any case as she had tossed and turned and jumped at every thunder strike. Stormy days like this never went easy for her. At home, she'd sleep huddled up with her grandmother who would distract her mind by telling her stories so her mind was off of the events of the night due to which these thunderstorms made her extremely anxious. So she came out of the room, drank some water and just decided to sit on the couch and watch some tv at a low volume to let this night pass. Ashton who had gotten up from his sleep from a parched throat himself made his way to the kitchen to get a gla