Chapter 13

Waking Up in His Arms

Looking over at him, I notice that his eyes are closed, and then I hear him begin to snore softly. A smirk appears in the corner of my mouth, and then I full-on smile when the snoring becomes louder. He is asleep, and he looks so adorably handsome.

Fighting back the creeping feeling that this might be the last time I see this, I take a mental picture just in case and then climb out of bed so I can clean up a little before I, too, go to sleep. When I glance out the window on the way to the bathroom, I see the darkness and realize that it must be much later than I initially thought it was.

So, I hurry and get washed up.

Climbing back in bed, I feel the brisk chill in the air of a summer night, so I quickly pull up the bedspread over us and snuggle up to him. The moment I touch him, he turns over and makes a couple of noises before wrapping his arm around me and continuing to sleep. As I close