*Soren*
I woke up and saw sunlight across the bedroom. It was the first sunlight I’d seen in days!
I smiled and hugged Mila. She was curled into the crook of my body. Sighing, I nuzzled my nose on the back of her neck and slipped my hands over her belly.
Mila giggled and squirmed in my grasp.
“What has you in such a good mood?”
“The sun is out,” I said, nibbling lightly on the back of her neck.
She giggled again and turned in my arms, facing me. I gasped and pushed some hair from her face.
“And now, it is even better because I can look at your beautiful face.”
Mila bit her lower lip, her cheeks turning crimson. Her eyes roamed over me and she drank me in. I got the sense that she felt the same about seeing me in the morning as I felt about seeing her.
I could feel her heart beating in her chest, erratically. Every now and then it skipped a beat.
“I can’t get used to it,” she whispered.
“Get used to what?” I arched an eyebrow.
“How handsome you are…”