How to Sleep Like a Man
Rating: PG
Characters: Nathan/Haley
Prompt: #059 Insomnia (from theechochorus table)
Spoilers: After Season One finale. You know, the M-word.
Summary: Haley can't sleep. Nathan gives his words of wisdom.
Disclaimer: Characters belong to somebody else.
"Nathan," Haley whispered.
She got no response.
Haley glared at her husband-her utterly selfish husband who had no qualms about sleeping when his wife was so unable to.
She'd been lying awake for an hour listening to his steady breathing, then a cricket chirping outside their window, then a car backfire. She'd tossed and turned and kicked at the covers, expecting Nathan to sit up and talk to her through her sleeplessness, but instead his steady breathing evened out into a snore.
"Nathan," Haley hissed louder.
"Mmm-hmm. What's wrong, babe?"
"I can't sleep."
"Just close your eyes..." he mumbled.
"I tried that. I also counted sheep, turtles and chickens; recited the Greek alphabet; conjugated all the verbs we learnt last week in French-"
Nathan pulled her back against his body and mumbled something again.
"What?"
"Close your eyes and don't think of anything."
"Okay." Haley closed her eyes and snuggled further into Nathan's arms.
This is nice, she thought.
"You're still thinking."
Damn! Haley thought. How'd he know? Okay, no more thinking.
When she next opened her eyes, it was morning.
Characters: Nathan/Haley
Prompt: #059 Insomnia (from theechochorus table)
Spoilers: After Season One finale. You know, the M-word.
Summary: Haley can't sleep. Nathan gives his words of wisdom.
Disclaimer: Characters belong to somebody else.
"Nathan," Haley whispered.
She got no response.
Haley glared at her husband-her utterly selfish husband who had no qualms about sleeping when his wife was so unable to.
She'd been lying awake for an hour listening to his steady breathing, then a cricket chirping outside their window, then a car backfire. She'd tossed and turned and kicked at the covers, expecting Nathan to sit up and talk to her through her sleeplessness, but instead his steady breathing evened out into a snore.
"Nathan," Haley hissed louder.
"Mmm-hmm. What's wrong, babe?"
"I can't sleep."
"Just close your eyes..." he mumbled.
"I tried that. I also counted sheep, turtles and chickens; recited the Greek alphabet; conjugated all the verbs we learnt last week in French-"
Nathan pulled her back against his body and mumbled something again.
"What?"
"Close your eyes and don't think of anything."
"Okay." Haley closed her eyes and snuggled further into Nathan's arms.
This is nice, she thought.
"You're still thinking."
Damn! Haley thought. How'd he know? Okay, no more thinking.
When she next opened her eyes, it was morning.