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The tender pitter-patter of rain droplets clinked softly against your window, gently stirring you from a deep slumber. You tried to open your eyes in a weak attempt to become conscious but your lids remained too heavy with sleep. You could barely move a muscle...and you didn't want to... you were also just so warm and cozy.
You were snuggled tight against your boyfriend, Charlie's, side. Your head rising and falling slowly on his chest, in sync with his snoring. A smile grew across you face as your heart warmed with gratitude- it was a rainy Saturday and you both has no plans. You and him could lay here, content and heavy-eyed, for as long as you wanted. You smooshed your face against his chest, close enough you could hear the steady thump-thump of his heart beating. There was nothing that sounded better in the world right now to you... in this moment, life was perfect-
"Ah, hmm..."
Your contented thoughts were abruptly interrupted by Charlie letting out a soft groan and beginning to sleepily adjust himself. You watched from his chest as one of his arms collapsed above his head while the other shifted palm up but stayed at his side. His leg next to you remained straight while the other moved ungracefully to a figure-four position, pushing some blankets off of him in the process and exposing his leg and briefs.
Your heart sped up while you observed him sleeping. He was a bit rough around the edges as a person, still sweet and considerate…but almost no one got to see him like this: splayed out, fast asleep, looking so gentle and content. You felt lucky he was so trusting of you to sleep so vulnerably.
You took the opportunity to place one of your legs on top of his leg closest to you, latching onto him like a body pillow, and put an arm around his middle. Half-lidded, you watched your arm rise and fall on his bare stomach as he continued snoring. Ah, this was paradise.
You looked up at his sleeping face from his chest. He was still completely passed out, mouth agape. You giggled to yourself at the sight and then nuzzled you face into his neck, deeply inhaling the mixture of both your sleepy-scents that you loved so much. Your lips grazed his neck as you inhaled and you felt the gentle woosh of blood flow from his heartbeat in his neck for just a brief moment....then, unexpectedly, Charlie's snoring hitched and he jolted awake, clearly being roused from deep sleep.
"Hm? Uh- wha - ah-"
His eyebrows pushed together in drowsy confusion before he managed to squint his eyes opened. His half-lidded eyes darted around the room before he looked down. You were looking up at him. His expression melted with sweetness instantly at the sight of you, realizing you were the one doing the nuzzling.
"Oh mornin'-" he said half conscious. The arm that was above his head came down to slip under and around you, locking you firmly in place by his side. Warm shivers went up your spine at the tender and squishing embrace, "morning to you too", you said happily back.
Charlie used his free hand to scrub at his face and yawn, with sleep saturating his voice he asked, "did you sleep okay beautiful?"
With the hand drapped over his waist, you began tracing his side very softy with you finger tips. He loved when you did that. "Hmm, I did. Did you?" You could feel him wriggle from your light touch, letting out a soft moan followed by a playful chuckle.
"Oh yeah- I did babe."
His voice was heavily insinuating he had more than just a good night's sleep...
"Hm...Any good dreams?" You probed curiously, slight suspicion in your tone.
He caught onto your tone and peaked at you from the corner of his eye, smirking, "Yeah...ha- you could say that."
Okay, you were right. You knew him enough by now to know what that meant.
"...Hopefully about me." You felt insure for a moment. You hated be jealous over something so stupid but you couldn't help yourself, you wanted him all to yourself, even in sleep...which is insane but oh well. He had that affect on you.
He laughed, moving the hand that was wrapped around your shoulder under you to the top of your head, smoothing your hair and gently moving it to the side of your neck out of the way of your face,
"Ooooh, they were certainly about you, believeee me."
Your tension released at his confirmation and your jealously subsided. You moved your head upward to give him an approving kiss on the neck, "Good. I don't like to share... even if it's just in your head."
He chuckled under his breath, half rolled his eyes, and began turning over toward you, the bed between you shifting as he did. You quickly retracted your arm off his chest and moved it out of his way. He was so much larger than you (and certainly not as graceful) so you needed to make sure your arm was out range of his roll before he squished over it...but you liked that about him. He was just such a guy.
He propped his head up with one arm under him and he placed the other on the small of your back, pulling you into his chest. The corners of his mouth curling into a clever smile, "Oh, you don't have to worry about sharing anything babe, I'm yours, trust me."
The way he said that gave you butterflies. "Again, good." You playfully retorted feeling a little shy.
Charlie's eyes darted over your face before he put his hand under your chin and brought your face to his for a brief but whole-hearted kiss, pressing his lips against yours sweetly. You felt warm flush over your face...but you startled a little when you heard a rumble of distant thunder and the rain speeding up, hitting the window a little harder.
"Oh, is it raining?" He asked pulling back his face from the kiss to look out the window behind you, his hand slowly falling from your chin to caressing the curves of your side.
"Yeah, I mean, it has been as long as I've been up at least."
He grunted in approval, suddenly invigorated, "Oh yeah! Awesome man- rainy day with you? What could be better?" He leaned in to give you a quick enthusiastic kiss, his hand traveling your body as he did. He broke the kiss and reached over you to grab his phone off the side table next to you to check the time. He rolled back over, trying to be careful not to squash you. When he flopped back into his spot he tapped his phone with his thumb.
"Oh damn, its still pretty early...umm..."
He thought for a moment, lips pursed, eyes darting...after a moment he sat up speedily with excitement, gesturing with his hands.
"Okay- here's an idea: how about I go run down to the café down the street and grab us some coffee and like some food? It will only take me a second, then we can just stay in all day? Then maybe- if you wanna- we can try to get to that next level on Mouse Quest like we talked about? Thoughts?" He paused waiting for your response, making this cozy day seem like serious business.
You smiled; he always knew the best ways to have a lazy day.
"Yes! That sounds perfect! Oh! wait just, gimme a sec and I can come with-" you started putting your legs off the edge bed to get up.
Charlie slid off the bed as soon as you had agreed, looking around the room for his pants. He held out his hand in a "stop" motion toward you while slipping on his jeans.
"Oh no! Well, I mean if you really want to of course, but maybe I was thinking, since I'm about to get up, I'd just like- maybe draw a bath for you and you can do that while I run out? Then you don't have to get up and get all rainy, and wet, and shit. I'll only be a second."
You heart squeezed in your chest; he really knew all the simple pleasures you loved. You nodded in approval, "Oh my God, yes that sounds amazing thank you. You're the best."
Charlie grinned slipped his hoodie over his head as you spoke. He was now grabbing a pair of socks out of his drawers and gesturing to you with them dramatically in hand "Absolutely, you just stay there babe, I'll take care of it and you." He finished with a corny wink.
You giggled. He came back over to you and planted one last kiss on the forehead. Then he went to your drawers and took out some shorts and then grabbed one of his shirts from the closet, taking them into the joining bathroom. You soon heard the water turn on in the tub and the faint twist and click of a bubble bath soap cap. You then listened as his footsteps clunked from the bathroom, pausing at the front door while he put his shoes on, and then heard the latch of the lock clicking. He shouted back to you,
"Love ya, I'll be right back! Text me if you like need anything, sweethea-" The eager slam of the door cutting him off.
You smiled ear-to-ear and sat up. You began to smell the faint aroma of the lavender bubble bath Charlie just poured into the tub. You took a deep breath, blissfully wishing this perfect day wouldn't go by too quickly.