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you were already having a stressful day. your parents kept arguing and you were just stressed out from everything.

your parents were on a work trip and mason was at your house. you haven't told him about everything that's stressing you out, not wanting to burden him with your problems.

mason was starting to get bored as you were cleaning your room, which was something you did when you were stressed. he was laying on your bed with a slight frown on his face, knowing the mood you were in.

"c'mere" mason gently reaches out to grab your hip, pulling you to your bed. you lay your head on his chest, sighing softly in content when you feel his fingers running through your hair. you dug your face more into his chest and wrapped your arms tighter around him.

"you okay?" mason kisses your head. you look up at him, putting on your best fake smile, "i'm fine. i'm hungry let's go eat" you change the subject, getting off of mason and walking to the kitchen. he doesn't believe you but doesn't push the subject, not wanting to make you more upset.

he follows behind you, opening the fridge and looking for food. "is this fine?" he grabs mac and cheese from last night, along with two drinks. you nod your head as mason puts it in the microwave. grabbing two bowls, you accidentally drop one of them and it shatters on the floor.

fuck. you think, tears pooling in your eyes. the heat rises to your cheeks and your breathing gets shaky as tears start falling. mason notices you just staring at the floor and turns you around to face him, frowning when he sees you crying.

"watch out for the glass- hey what's wrong? why are you crying baby?" he quickly moves you away from the glass before pulling you into a hug. "it's okay i promise, why are you crying?" mason pulls your head out of his chest to look at him, gently wiping your tears.

you shake your head, burying your face back into his chest and squeezing the back of his shirt as you sob into his chest. after a few minutes, mason pulls away to walk you to the couch, sitting next to you and grabbing your hands. "i'm right here. tell me what's got you so worked up honey, i'm listening"

you finally vent to mason about everything, him occasionally squeezing your hand.

"i didn't want to burden you with my problems, so i just bottle them up and keep them to myself. i'm sorry" you finish, waiting for him to say something.

"you know you can always tell me everything, i'm always here for you. you shouldn't feel like you have to bottle everything up. it's not healthy baby, talk to me whenever you need to" mason smiles, pulling you into another hug.

"thanks for understanding. i love you" you rest your head in the crook of his neck, feeling grateful. "i love you more" mason kisses your shoulder, pulling away to go get your food from the microwave.

after you guys eat, you move to sit on masons lap. mason turns on your favorite movie, rubbing your back. you yawn almost immediately, resting your head on his shoulder. "you tired?" he laughs, kissing your head. you smile in response, mumbling a "mhm" and wrapping your arms around his torso, the both of you eventually falling asleep.

a/n: SORRY FOR BEING INACTIVE😇😇😇 i need christmas to come already