I am woken up by the loudest scream; at first, I thought it was me. But then I come to the quick conclusion that it's Noah.

I quickly jump out of my bed and run into Noah's room. I turn on the lights and see Noah screaming at the top of his lungs, and it's scaring me. I- I don't know what to do.

"Noah?" I say, putting my hand on his arm. He is drenched in sweat even though he is completely shirtless. Honestly, if he didn't have this nightmare, I would be incredibly turned on by his body...

"Noah! Wake up." I say louder, pushing his upper chest harder. "It's just a nightmare!" I say over and over. I get closer, trying my hardest to wake up. When suddenly, his eyes pop open, and his body flies up, making me fall to the floor.

"Noah?" I painfully say, grabbing onto my ribs. I look into his eyes, and they are entirely black. "Noah!" I yell as he stands there. His eyes are turning back to their usual colour as his eyebrows knit together.

"Phoebe?" Noah questions as I painfully stand up. He goes to take a step closer to me, but I step away from him. I can't get the look of his eyes were completely blacked out.

"Phoebe-" Noah's eyes are filled with such despair, making my heartbreak at the sight of him like this.

I run into his arms- That was the first time I have seen a man like Noah, breaking in front of me. He was stiff at first, completely unsure and confused at what I was doing. But then I feel him relax under my embrace. Noah's sweaty head falls into the crease of my neck as his muscular arms tighten around me.

We stand there for who knows how long, holding on to each other. I open my eyes, moving my hand onto Noah's chest, seeing his gold necklace. The gold pendant shines against his bare tan chest. For the first time, I can carefully examine the pendant. It's a Roman bronze coin. I wanted to ask him what the significance is, but it's not the right time.

Noah moves out of my hold, grabbing onto my upper arms. This makes me look directly into his eyes.

"Did I hurt you?" Noah's voice is pained as well as his eyes. His eyes are filled with so much pain; it makes my eyes water. Suddenly, a single tear falls down my face, and it's like I can see his heartbreak. "I did, didn't I?" Noah let go of me, trying to get away from me.

"No! No, you didn't!" I grab onto his hands, moving them to his face. "Noah, you didn't hurt me!" I practically yell at him. Making him look into my eyes are I repeat those four words. After a while, Noah nods his head, finally believing me.

Honestly, I hurt myself. But I don't want to tell Noah that. He will just close himself off and turn into Doctor mode-

"How about you lay back down? Huh? You have to go to work in a few hours." I try to change the subject. I can't stand to see him like this... Noah nods his head, sitting down on the bed. I am about to turn off the lights, but he quickly grabs my hand.

"I'm not leaving." I quickly say, "I'm just turning off the lights." I give him a reassuring smile, as he lets go of my hand. I go to the door, turning off the lights to the room. I made my eyes adjust before I walk to the other side of the bed and lay down.

I face this tall, beautiful man, not sure how I got myself into this situation. We lay there, staring at each other in complete silence. You would think it was awkward, but it was oddly comforting.

"Noah?" I say, feeling him inching closer to me, making me do the same. We stop when our faces are inches apart. I wanted to tell him how I felt- how it made me think when I saw him having a nightmare. How it broke my heart when he thought he hurt me.

But instead, I let the silent tears escape me-

As if Noah saw them, he quickly pulls me into his chest holding onto me. I expected him to say something, but he doesn't. Noah just held me close, petting my hair, and for a second, I thought I felt his lips on my head. But I lay my head onto his bare chest, listening to his heart. You would think I would feel so uncomfortable being so close to him- to anyone- but being this close to Noah just does something to me.

After a while of laying in silence, I feel himself relax underneath me. I move my head slowly, seeing this beautiful man sleep. It may be creepy, but I bring my hand up slowly running my fingertips through Noah's short beard. I do this for a while, completely infatuated with him.

My eyes are heavy, and my body is starting to hurt. So I let my hand fall onto his chest. I fall asleep to the sound of his steady heartbeat.

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It's too hot!

I blink my eyes open, looking down to see a long tan arm. I raise my head slightly, examining it closely. Then, I quickly remember everything that happened last night.

I lay my head back down on his arm, going over what happened last night. I was woken up by Noah's nightmare, came into his room to calm him down, and we fell asleep in each other's arms. That's all that happened-

I close my eyes again, hearing the alarm go off. Noah quickly climbs over me and turns it off. I open my eyes, looking into his. Noah's legs are on each side of my hips, making me hold my breath. His forearms lay on both sides of my head making me

Noah looks down at me, smiling. He makes me gulp the lump in my throat. He gives me a quick apologetic look when he notices the position that we are in and quickly moves off of me. I let out a long breath and close my eyes. My heart is pounding.

"Phoebe?" Noah's sleepy voice does something to me that I haven't felt in over seven years- Completely turned on... Just by the sound of his voice? Then I look over and see him completely naked with messy hair. Oh- it's not just the voice. "I- I'm sorry for..."

"You don't need to apologise, Noah." I reach my hand out subconsciously, smoothing his beard. When I realise what I am doing, I go to move my hand, but his hand moves it back to his face.

The man that makes me feel so safe is vulnerable around me...

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