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Beep. Beep. Beep.
Luke let out a groan as he felt someone crawl over him to shut off his alarm. He opened his eyes to see Penelope lying next to him rubbing the sleep out of her eyes. She reached over again, but this time to move Luke’s messy curls out of his face.
He smiled. “Good morning, Hermosa.” He sat up and laid his head back against the wall, his gaze never leaving hers.
“Good morning Mr. Messy Hair.” Penelope laughed. Luke rolled his eyes and messed up his hair with his hands even more, so he could hear her laugh some more. “You are a goof,” She said between laughs.
“Only for you, Penélope,” His Spanish accent was thick and it caught her attention.
Whenever he spoke in Spanish, she found herself falling even more in love with him. Penelope scooted over towards him and laid her head on his bare chest. Luke brought moved his arms so he was holding her. The simple moments like this were their favorites. He placed a kiss on her forehead, before letting out a yawn.
Penelope let out a small sigh, “What are our plans for today?” She tilted her head back so she could look at him.
“Hmmm,” he hummed. “We do need to go grocery shopping, however, I am perfectly fine laying here like this all day.” Luke grinned but all he got was an eye roll in response.
She sat up and turned around to look at him. “Yes, let's go grocery shopping, I need to grab some stuff because the girls are coming over tomorrow to bake cookies.”
Luke threw his head back and groaned. “Thanks for the heads up, I’ll go hang out with Dave.”
Penelope laughed and lightly hit him on the chest. “We are not that awful. Wait are we?”
He chuckled. “No, just a little messy and loud.” Luke sat up and rubbed his eyes. “I’m sure Rossi would enjoy some company, especially if I bring over wine.”
“Alright, but that is all tomorrow, let’s get dressed and go to the store,” Penelope said as she began to crawl off the bed. However, Luke leaned over and grabbed her gently by the waist. She let a high pitched squeal as he pulled her back towards him. “Lukeeeeeeeeee,” She giggled.
He began to place kisses down the side of her neck. “A few more moments in bed,” He put on his puppy dog eyes, “Pleaseeeeeee Penélope?”
Penelope let out a small sigh and kissed Luke on the lips before flopping back onto his chest. “Fine. Only because your messy curls, puppy dog eyes, and Spanish accent are way too hard to say no to.”
“Yes,” Luke whispered as he shut his eyes, enjoying the moment. After a few minutes passed, he had fallen back to sleep.
Once Penelope realized that he had fallen back asleep, she slowly crawled out of bed. She was going to get payback for him falling back asleep. Sneaking into the bathroom she grabbed Luke’s comb and two of her mini hair ties.
She slowly crawled back into bed, making sure not to wake him, so she could follow through with her plan. First, she took her pointer finger and parted Luke’s curls into two sections. Penelope was doing her best to hold back her laughter as she combed threw the first section of hair. Slowly, she tied it back with one of the mini hair ties.
“Oh, mi amor,” Luke hummed, not opening his eyes. “Just a few more minutes.”
Penelope let out a small laugh, “Yes love, that’s fine.” As long as he didn’t open his eyes, she could finish the other side. Quicker than before she combed through his curls and tied them up. After she finished, she reached over to her nightstand and grabbed her phone. As she took the picture Luke opened his eyes.
He raised a brow confused as to why her phone was in his face. “Penelope, what are you doing?”
“Shoot.” She quickly took a photo of him and set her phone down. “You’ll have to get up to see,” She added with a sneaky grin.
Luke let out a sigh and rolled over, however, he didn’t realize how close he was to the edge and he fell right onto the floor. “Ow,” he groaned.
Penelope started laughing hysterically as she looked over the edge of the bed and down at where he had fallen on the floor. “Are you okay?” She asked while continuing to laugh.
He opened his eyes and looked up at her. “Yeah, I’m alright.” Penelope reached her hand down to help him stand up. “Now what in the world did you do to me,” Luke mumbled as he walked down the hallway. Penelope quickly hopped off the bed and chased him down the hallway. “Oh. My. God. PENELOPE!”
Penelope busted out laughing, she felt tears beginning to stream down her face because she was laughing so hard. “Do you love them?” She asked admiring him.
He looked away from the mirror and back over at her. “They are something.” He laughed. “Never imagined myself with buns in my hair though.”
“That’s what you get because you fell back asleep.” She snickered and watched Luke roll his eyes before he turned around to look back in the mirror.
“You are enjoying this, aren’t you?” He asked walking away from the mirror and towards her.
She nodded her head, “Yes I am. Now can you pretty please pose for a photo?”
Luke sighed and took her by the hand. “Anything for you,” he led her back into their bedroom. As Penelope grabbed her phone, Luke threw on a crew neck. “Only you can see me shirtless, Chica.” He said with a laugh.
“True that Lukie Pookie because this will be floating around tomorrow night when the girls come over.” She snapped a photo of him as he laughed at the nickname she used.
“Lukie Pookie? That’s a new one.” He said as he pointed to the buns on his head. Before Penelope could snap the photo he stuck out his tongue. “Will those suffice?”
Penelope nodded her head as a huge smile appeared on her face and tossed her phone next to him on the bed. “Now get dressed, we have to for real go to the store this time.”
“Can I at least choose the ice cream flavor this week?” He asked getting off the bed. “You’ve chosen it the past two times we've gone to the store.”
“Fine, as long as you pick out something good!” She replied, walking over to him. Rising onto her tiptoes, she placed her hands gently on his chest, feeling the steady rhythm of his heartbeat beneath her fingers.
Luke's hands found her waist, holding her steady as she leaned in. The moment stretched out, filled with the quiet hum of the morning. She tilted her head slightly, her lips hovering just a breath away from his. The anticipation hung between them, palpable and sweet. Luke closed the remaining distance, his lips brushing against hers in a delicate, tender kiss.
Penelope's eyes fluttered shut as she melted into the kiss, savoring the sensation of his lips against hers. The kiss was unhurried, a gentle exploration that spoke of the affection and connection they shared. Luke's hand moved up to cradle the back of her head, deepening the kiss ever so slightly, but still maintaining the softness of the moment. As they slowly pulled away, their foreheads rested against each other, eyes still closed, savoring the closeness. Penelope's heart swelled with contentment, and she couldn't help but smile, her lips still tingling from the kiss.
"That was a nice way to start the day," Luke murmured, his voice a gentle rumble.
Penelope nodded, her smile widening. "The perfect way," she agreed, “I love simple mornings.”