#drivenbybri

Hey darling, you mind if I come over? I feel like I haven't seen you in aGES

You laughed quietly at his exaggeration of the last letters in 'ages', but you were torn on how to answer. On one hand, the thought of your lovely boyfriend coming over and lazing about with you all day, snacking and watching trash TV, then ordering takeout and eating it in bed was a tempting one, but on the other hand, you looked and felt disgusting, and though you felt as though you trusted Gwilym, your relationship was rather new, and you weren't sure how fantastic you felt about Gwil seeing you in such a messy state.

I dunno if you wanna do that Gwil, I'm pretty disgusting right now :/

Aww love, you could never be disgusting to me

Though… may I ask why??

I'm on my period :(

I'll be right over and you can't stop me

*sigh* Suit yourself.

Despite your earlier concerns, you couldn't deny the giddiness swelling in your chest at the notion of seeing Gwilym again, you really cared for him, even though it'd only been a short half-year since you'd started dating him. And it was only a short wait before you heard a resounding knock at your door, and you forced yourself to roll off your mattress to answer it. But it was all worthwhile when you saw Gwilym's concerned smile, and even more so when you noticed the two shopping bags in his hand.

"Hi, y/n," he said softly, drawing you in for one of the most gentle hugs you think you'd ever experienced. His hand was warm on the small of your back, the other reaching over blindly to set the shopping bags on your foyer table.

"Thanks for coming over, Gwil. I appreciate it," you murmured quietly, pressing your face into his incredibly soft - like what the hell? - sweater. Gwilym chuckled against your forehead and pulled away from you to go through the mysterious shopping bags. Your heart melted as he pulled out a few bags of dark chocolate, as well as two pill bottles, one Tylenol and one Ibuprofen. From the other bag, he pulled out a box of green tea bags and some Kettle chips. He turned back to you nervously.

"I wasn't sure what exactly you wanted, but I know these are a few of your 'popular' period foods. Did I do okay?" you swore you were tearing up, at the moment, you weren't really in the mood for chips at the moment, but you'd gladly take the tea and chocolate. Besides, it didn't matter that he got a few things you didn't need, he remembered everything you'd told him all of twice and he managed to hit the nail on the head more than once. You already had more than enough green tea stocked in your cabinets, but you loved him just the same for this. You gave him a tired smile, but a grateful one at that, and he seemed to relax.

"Gwil, y-you did perfectly," You leant up and pressed a kiss to his cheek, turning his head slightly with a hand on his other cheek, "Thank you so much, honey"

It was truly a feat like no other that the moment Gwil sets foot into your apartment, he could make your misery vanish into thin air. The dull ache was still nudging at your stomach, but it was easy to forget about it when Gwilym was looking at you like that, and butterflies almost consumed those wretched contractions of your uterus.

You noticed a blush rise to Gwilym's cheeks, and your grin only widened, "Good, good, I was afraid the one thing I'd forget was the one thing you wanted," he stressed, and you took a step back from him, moving to put the pills and tea away in the cabinets, but he stopped you quickly, resting his hand on your shoulder.

"You should go and lay down, love, I'll make you some tea"

You furrowed your brow at him, "No, Gwil, you just got me all this shit while I've been sitting around, the least I could do is put it all away"

But Gwil kept protesting, and practically shoved you (gently) back to your room, so that you couldn't keep him from doing things for you. You reluctantly waited in bed, drumming your fingers on the sheets that lay over your ribcage, and you had nearly fallen asleep when Gwil finally entered the room, a cup of tea and a small bowl with the chocolates poured into it in his hands. You sat up gingerly at the sight of him, careful not to upset your pained stomach, reaching out to take the cup of tea from his outstretched hand.

"You don't want a cup?" you asked, settling against the pillows propped up against the headboard.

Gwilym shook his head, "Nah, I don't feel much like it right now" you nodded minutely, moving the bowl set between you to Gwil's lap and resting against his side. You didn't catch Gwilym's loving smile, but you felt when he wrapped his arm around you and squeezed you against his side, leaning down to press a kiss to the top of your head. You slowly sipped at your tea and grabbed a few pieces of chocolate every now and then, Gwil distracting you with your favorite movie, sometimes allowing his hand to drift to your waist and rub over your stomach in response to your quiet groans and your nuzzling into his side, which you greatly appreciated. About halfway through the movie, you took a moment to look up at him, admiring Gwilym's lovely features. The slope of his nose, his beautiful blue eyes, his prominent cheekbones and his light scruffy beard, and you couldn't help but think about how lucky you were to be able to call this man yours. It didn't take long for Gwil to catch you staring at him, and once he did, he focused his attention on you, giving you a fond, albeit questioning look.

"What?"

You shook your head, assuming a smile of your own, "Nothing, just… thinking"

"About what?" his hand absentmindedly rubbing up and down your arm.

"I'm just," you took a moment to collect your jumble of thoughts into words, "I'm just glad you're mine"

Gwilym's smile grew, and he leant down to kiss you, "I'll always be yours. Thank you for letting me take care of you today"

You shook your head, a small motion, as to not take your eyes off him, "No, thank you. If it weren't for you, I'd still be as miserable as I was this morning"

Gwil leaned down once more, only this time to kiss your shoulder, then your stomach, ever so delicately, "Y/n, I love you, I hope you know that"