*Back right after chapter 6*

James Madison
Age 18

After everyone left, James, Lafayette, and Thomas went to bed. Once again, Lafayette took the guest bed, passing out instantaneously, Thomas took the couch (he passed out while watching a documentary about butterflies), so James was in his own bed.

He sighed, still up at 3am because his mind was racing between logic and hope.

He kissed me...TWICE!
But, he was also hammered.
But he didn't sound drunk!
Didn't mean that he wasn't drunk though.

He sighed, tossing and turning in the strangely cold bed, burying himself under the comforter to warm up, with little luck.

"Jemmy?" He heard a slightly slurred southern drawl mutter. James looked at the doorway to see a tall figure with a huge ball of hair on his head. "Can I sleep with you?"

James thought about it for a moment before nodding slightly. He felt the bed dip at the weight of Thomas not too long afterwards, and snoring almost instantly.

James turned over to look at the giant, who was now in a fetal position because of the bed length. James' eyes were already used to the dark, and, in a way, the darkness brought some of Thomas' almost hidden features to light.

Without much thought about it, James inched closer to his best friend. They've cuddled before, multiple times actually, especially throughout their childhood. But now, the thought of the two cuddling brought butterflies to James' stomach, and he couldn't exactly place why.

Was it because of the kiss?
His words?
His ever growing crush for him?

Before he knew it, he felt Thomas' arms around his small figure, and suddenly, the bed felt too warm. But, it was a nice, comfortable warmth. And it was enough to calm James' brain to allow himself sleep.

I love you like I've never been afraid
Our love is here, and here to stay
So lay your head on me

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This is just a short chapter to let y'all know that they didn't fuck (I think it was accidentally implied). Plus, it came to me in gym today (where all of my chapter ideas come to me, for some reason), so yeah.

Lyrics-Little do you know (Alex & Sierra)