"Big spoon"
"Why?" I chuckled "why do you always want to be the big spoon? You are shorter than me"
"So, it doesn't matter" you pouted and looked at me with puppy eyes.
I smiled and jumped on the bed to take the position. You followed and snuggled me from behind.
You buried your nose in my neck and sighed. "I like to hold you like a koala."
There was silence for some time. Comfortable, peaceful.
You started to make circles on my shoulder with your finger, a sign of nervousness in you.
"Hey… wanna talk?" I asked softly but did not move. You were not a person of words. Expressing yourself was harder for you than finding a mermaid.
"I want to say something," you mumbled.
"Should I turn?"
"No, please" your grip on me tightened "I don't think I can say anything if you look" your voice cracked. It was not...