Bump In The Night

I sat up and took the two paracetemols from Mark with a swig of water.

"Is anyone tired?" Mark asked.

"No not really," I replied.

"Nope I’m as bright and bushy as a beaver," Ben chirped.

Me and Mark looked at him then burst out laughing.

"That beer’s gone to his head," Mark laughed.

"I can tell," I said.

"Well how about we get a movie?" Mark said grabbing the remote off Ben.

"Yeah, yeah let’s get a movie," Ben said excitedly.

"Well there’s Billy Elliot, Charlie’s Angels, Scream 3 or the X-rated movie," Mark said.

"Now, now girl here, no X-rated movies please," I laughed.

"Let’s have Scream 3 then, nice and scary," Ben said doing an evil laugh.

Mark ordered the film as I settled down on my front on Mark’s bed. I folded my arms infront of me and rested my chin on my arms. As the film started Mark settled down beside me against the wall so I was on the edge nearest to Ben. I felt comfortable lying there with Mark.

The film was good and very gorey. It had made me and Mark jump quite a few times as people were stabbed. When the killer jumped out near the end I got more of a surprise then I expected. We both jumped but Mark jumped so high and his arm shot out knocking me off the bed. I landed on the floor on my bum with a hard thud.

"Ow," I said as I lay on the floor. Two heads appeared over the side of the beds and looked down at me. Ben started laughing so hard he couldn’t breathe.

"I’m so sorry," Mark said looking remorseful but like he was about to start laughing at any minute. I could hear Ben laughing and from where I was lying I started to laugh at the situation. Soon we were all laughing.

"So – is that – how – you make – girls like – you Mark!" Ben exclaimed between gasps. "Push them – off - the bed!" He was laughing so hard he eventually managed to also fall off the bed. Luckily I saw him coming and rolled out his way so that he landed with a harmless bump besides me. Even then he didn’t stop laughing and me and Mark started to laugh at Ben in hysterics.

"It’s okay, he doesn’t get out much," Mark laughed.

Ben eventually calmed down. I looked across at Ben from where we lay on the floor and he looked back and burst out laughing again. "I can’t believe Mark pushed you off the bed!"

"Oi it’s you," Mark said pointing at me. "You keep setting him off. Come up here," he said helping me onto the bed leaving Ben laughing on the floor. I looked back at the film and found we’d missed some.

"Quick we’re gonna find out who the killer is!" I exclaimed.

Ben leapt back onto his bed and me and Mark stayed where we were sitting on the end of the bed.

"Ah I never thought it was him!" I exclaimed.

"I thought it was him all along," Ben said knowledgeably.

"Yeah right," me and Mark said in unison.

It was getting late by then and the day’s activities were starting to catch up with me. I rested my head against Marks shoulder and he put his arm round me. My eyes started to close for longer periods at a time and as the closing credits appeared I drifted off to sleep.

Mark

I looked down at Jo who had fallen asleep on me. She looked so peaceful I didn’t want to disturb her but if we stayed like this then we would be very uncomfortable in the morning. I scooped her up in my arms and she stirred slightly but didn’t wake up.

Ben pulled the sheets back for me and I sat down on the edge of the bed with her cradled in my arms. She had been through so much today I didn’t want to leave her but she would get a surprise if I was still there in the morning. As I laid her down she opened her eyes slightly, "Don’t leave me," she murmured.

I wasn’t sure because she was still half-asleep but she said it again. "Stay with me."

"Okay sweetheart," I said lying down beside her. Her arm slipped round my waist and she fell asleep on my chest. I gently kissed her on the forehead and settled down. The sound of her gentle breathing soon sent me to sleep.