Some hours earlier
Giles’s POV
The phone was ringing.
I should get that, I mumbled to myself, trying to get my limbs to reach out and do what I commanded them to. But they didn’t want to budge. For a moment, I wondered why. That’s until I realized that I was curled up on a tiny couch and all my limbs had gone numb from being in the same position for too long.
Pins and needs, that hurts, I continued my silent rant, trying to untangle myself to reach for the phone. I could barely feel my fingers when I awkwardly got it into my hand, and I tried to read the number ID. The bright light blinded me for a second, but between squinting eyes, I managed to make out the ‘unknown number’ displayed on the screen. Despite suspecting it to be LJ – he had a tendency to lose his phone every time he shi
