Can you sleep with me, please?

Meanwhile, Ashley made hot chocolate for them and came to the living room and sat down on the couch, putting both the mugs on the coffee table. Dylan took one of the mugs and uttered a soft 'thank you' before taking a sip of the chocolatey goodness.

The rain didn't seen to stop but instead got heavier as time passed by. They both took the opportunity to get to know more about each other while waiting for the rain to stop.

"I think it'll be better for you to just sleep here for the night." she suggested, seeing that the rain was still as heavy as before.

"Only if that's fine with you, Ashley." he smiled.

She brought him to the guest room where he settled down there. He took off his coat, giving her a small smile before closing the door.

Rubbing her eyes, Ashley entered her bedroom. She reached for the light switch, feeling a tingly feeling on the back of her hand.

"What-" she cut off with a shriek, seeing the cockroach on her hand.

She frantically shook her hand, shaking the coackroach away.

"Dylan! there's a cockroach!" she yelled without thinking, hearing the guest room door brust open as she heard footsteps coming towards her.

"Cockroach!" she pointed to the insect crawling quickly under her bed.

She shivered at the thought of it crawling onto her while she was sleeping.

Thinking of ways to calm her down, Dylan came up with a solution, tapping her shoulder gently.

"How about you just sleep in the guest room. I'll sleep on the living room." he pursed his lips, not wanting to make her feel uncomfortable.

"Okay." she quickly agreed, sprinting to the guest room.

Dylan walked off to the couch of the living room, trying to find a comfortable position for himself to sleep.

Meanwhile, Ashley stared at the ceiling for a long time before concluding that you weren't able to sleep.

She got out of the guest room and walked to Dylan, tapping him gently to wake him up. "Dylan",she whispered.

Dylan slowly opened his eyes, sitting up when he saw her in front of him.

"Can you sleep with me, please? I'm scared." she sounded ridiculous getting all worked up by an insect but she was desperate at this point.

Dylan sleepily agreed, following her from behind as she made her way to the guest room.

Lying down on the bed, Ashley put two pillows in the middle to separate them, but soon after took it off as she still felt terrified.

"Dylan, can you hug me?" she asked in a slow voice.

Hearing it Dylan's eyes shot open, seeing her already looking at him. He blinked for a couple of times before nodding, remembering the cockroach incident before.

He picked up the two pillows, putting it to the side before opening his arms. Ashley quickly scoot over, wrapping her arms around his waist.

Dylan felt his cheeks heat up. This was the first time he felt this way. Why? He had gone for multiple missions, having to seduce women to get to his rivals.

They both stayed in that position throughout the night. Dylan fell asleep soon after, burying his face in her hair.

The next morning, Ashley woke up to an empty space beside her. Still half asleep, she wondered why she was in the guest room and not her own room.

She was brought out of her trance when she heard the clanking of pans. On instinct, she quickly reached for the lamp on the bedside table. She softly tiptoed to the kitchen, ready to attack whoever it was but seeing the blonde hair and black t-shirt, she lowered her hand.

"Dylan?" she whispered, seeing him turn to her.

"Good morning, Ashley. I'm making some pancakes, care to join?" he flashed a smile before turning back to the stove.

He plated the pancakes. Then, told her to sit down on the dining table. He decorated the pancakes with whipped cream, blueberries and strawberries, before serving them both.

"Thank you so much, Dylan. You really didn't have to." Ashley said while stuffing her mouth with the pancakes.

He chucked a little before doing the same. There was a period of silence between the two of them as they were both eating.

Ashley noticed that throughout the silence, Dylan was in a deep though for a while before taking small bites of his pancakes.

"Are you okay, Dylan? you seem to be thinking about something." she asked putting down her utensils.

He looked up at her, chewing the food in his mouth before swallowing. "Oh, it's really nothing." he flashed her a reassuring smile before taking another bite.

"Actually, it is something. Would you like to go on a date with me?" he licked his lips, staring deep into her eyes.

Ashley blinked for a second, trying to process what he just said. It wouldn't hurt to give a try, right?

"Sure." She replied.

Dylan widened his eyes, looking at her in disbelief. "Really? Are you really going on a date with me?" he covered his mouth.

"Why not?" she shrugged, seeing his cheeks turn a darker shade of red. You chuckled at his cute behaviour, going in for another bite of the pancakes.

THE DATE;

Dylan wasn't sure where to bring her, so she suggested for a simple park date. Her cafe was closed for the day since he had asked her out for a date.

Walking with linked hands, his phone suddenly rang.

"I'll take this call." he leaned down to her ear before walking away.

"What is it, Jake?" he sounded infuriated, being disturbed on his first date.

"THE LEE GANG made a move here. I think they're coming for you, boss." Jake said through the other side of the phone.

He closed his eyes, frustrated. Opening them, he looked over to you who was licking her ice cream.

"Can you take care of it? Make sure I'm safe, got it? You're protecting two lives now." Dylan ruffled his hair before ending the call.

Taking in a deep breath, he walked over to Ashley. He grabbed her shoulders, making her flinch but slowly calm down as she realised it was him.

"How's your ice cream?" he asked, leaning in to have a lick too.

She smiled at him, but it quickly dropped as she heard a gunshot.

"Dylan there's a-" by the time she turned to him, he had already collapsed into her arms.

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