Chapter 150. My Luna

Colton reaches down and pulls the sheets over us, up to my shoulder, and reaches up over his head to press something attached to the headboard. All the lights in the room go off in unison, every single lamp, and dim glow, leaving us illuminated by the moon coming in through the window behind him as the curtains sit open. The darkness makes this seem more intimate somehow, and I lay my head against his chest, inhaling his unique smell, making me feel complete. Content. Home.

“So much for reading to your mom.” I point out with a soft, almost inaudible tone, smiling as his arm comes back around me. He nuzzles his chin on top of my head as he gets comfy and yawns, stifling it with a fist over his mouth. I can feel genuine fatigue coming from him and how desperately he needs to sleep.

This was a big thing between us, and even though we should mark the occasion by staying up and talking about what this was, how momentous it was for both of us, I want to experience sleeping in