[A4A] I've Got You (Script)

[Script Offer][A4A] I've Got You [Waking First][Whispers][Soft Spoken][Soothing][Reassurance][Kisses][I've Got You][Sweet][LBomb][Short]

**Feel free to improv where suggested or as you want/feel is necessary, swap out pet names, tweak dialogue, etc.
**Suggestions for inflection, sounds, etc. in (parentheses).
**Elipses (...) used to indicate lengthy pauses or return dialogue. Line breaks also indicate a longer pause/transition.
**The SFX in [brackets] are just suggestion in case they’re something you’d like to incorporate. The script works without them.

SYNOPSIS: You wake in the morning before your partner. They've been going through a rough time and you take the opportunity to tell them that they're supported and how incredible they are. The delivery is soft and soothing, still a bit sleepy and slow, reassuring, and loving.

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[sounds of waking up - yawns, rustling sheets, stretches, etc.]

(whispering the following) Baby? Are you awake? (long pause) Still sleeping? (pause; soft kiss) Good.

(soft tone throughout, not too much above a whisper, still sounding sleepy)

I was hoping I'd wake up before you one morning this week. That way I could [rustling of sheets] I could snuggle up close behind you. I could talk to you like this, when I know some part of you is listening but you can't brush me off or tell me I'm being silly.

I know you've been having a rough time lately. It's so hard to watch you go through it and not be able to fix it. It makes me kind of angry, you know? I want to step in and just, I don't know, make it all right. I know it drives you crazy that I keep asking you what I can do but I can't help it. I keep hoping that there's SOMETHING, ANYTHING I can do to make it better.

I might not be able to fix it, but I AM here for you. I hope you know that. Whether it's just being someone to vent to or a literal shoulder to cry on, if you want to come home to a hot shower and a warm meal or ice cream and Netflix. I mean, even if all you want to do is just scream at me, I'm here for that. Bring it.

And the thing is, I know you've got this. I know that, even though you feel buried and there's nothing I can do that, in the end, you'll get through it and you'll come out the other side. You might be a little a let down and a whole lot more tired, but you'll be stronger. And I'll be here for you then too. And we'll celebrate. (laugh) With more ice cream.

You know how I know you've got this? Because I know how amazing you are. You are so much more amazing than you realize. And that's why I wanted to tell you this now, while you're sleeping and only some subconscious part of your brain is listening. Because whenever I try to tell you, you stop me, you put me off. Honestly, baby? I hate that. I wish you'd listen. It's important to me that you know how incredible you are.

You're smart. You're kind. I can't even put into words how very kind you are. You're funny, and you're brave; you're resourceful. You're loving and empathetic. You're a terrible liar though, by the way. (laugh) I know how bad that lasagna was. You were really sweet to tell me otherwise. God, you even ate left overs. Twice. I need to remember to make that up to you.

You are my person. I know I tell you that all the time but, I'm not sure you understand what I mean. Yes, you're my friend, and one of my favorite people to see every day and to do things with. All those things are true. But you are MY person. You fit in all the right places in my heart and in my head. All the pieces of me that felt like they were missing, I found them when I found you. (laugh) If you were awake you'd be telling me how cheesy I am and I'd remind you that you picked me too.

So, [rustling sheets] I'm gonna get as close to you as I can. I'm going to leave kisses on the back of your shoulder. (soft kisses) And I'm going to hope that my words reached somewhere deep down and sometime, maybe today or tomorrow or next week, when you're feeling like you just can't take another minute, that you kind of remember this. That maybe, out of nowhere, you feel soothed and loved and that that gets you through it.

Because I do. I do love you. So very much. (kiss)

[more rustling] (whisper) Baby? You ok?...No, the alarm hasn't gone off yet...Shhhhh, go back to sleep. (kiss) I've got you.

[feel free to end the audio here or to add in a bit of slow, steady breathing]