Kingdom Come Undone

Go With Grace - Part 1

There was a peace I felt by her side even in my sleep that transcended into my dreams. I floated through the night, protected by just the feeling of her arms around me. She subconsciously drew swirls into my upper arm as she faded in and out of sleep curled into my back. Her simple exhales into my neck and the way she continuously pulled me closer into her as the night progressed gave me comfort I hadn't found in years. My peaceful slumber was only interrupted by the feel of Alison pulling away the next morning.

"Hey, don't get up." She reassured behind me as she felt me starting to move, "I'm going to make us breakfast. Stay in bed."

I groaned, rolling onto my back, "No, stay here." My hand reached for the now empty place next to me as I kept my eyes closed, pouting toward the ceiling.

Alison crawled back over to my side as my body jostled adjusting to her weight being back on the bed. "You're so cute, but I want to do something nice for you after yesterday. I know it was stressful, so let me appreciate you." She kissed the corner of my mouth as the shadow behind my eyes let me know that her face remained directly above mine.

"Could I at least come help then?" I started opening my eyes to smile up at her.

She brushed my face lovingly in reply, "Em, just go back to sleep. It's not even seven."

"I won't be able to sleep if you leave. Can't we just eat cereal walking out the door?"

"We could, but I could also take care of you a little bit today."

The feeling of her lips lingering up and down my jawline definitely made me think she had a secondary idea of what taking care of me could look like. I wouldn't have fought against that idea in the slightest, but I also knew that my desire to cuddle into her for all the minutes I could muster would never actually disappear. If Alison making me breakfast would make her happy, then there's nothing more that I wanted to start my day.

"Mm, okay. I'll try to sleep without you." I rolled over. But after a few seconds of not feeling the bed move, I looked behind me, "Ali, go ahead. I get to spend all week with you."

"Sorry, it's been years for me, but this... feels like a test? I can go?"

I laughed, opening my eyes toward the wall, "I wouldn't tell you to 'go ahead' if I meant the opposite."

"You wouldn't?"

I rolled back over, "Babe, come here..." Alison fell into my open arms as she nuzzled into my chest, humming in delight as I wrapped her up, "I love you. I love that you want to do something for me, and I'm more than appreciative. I just wanted more time with you like this... but I'm getting that time right now. So really, go ahead." I smirked, kissing the top of her head while keeping my arms squeezed around her.

She began moving her shoulders back and forth to wriggle from my grasp as I kept covering her face with kiss after kiss the more she moved. After protesting, she finally groaned against me, "If you're going to force a cuddling sesh, at least loosen your grip so I can rotate to see your gorgeous face." Alison turned in my arms quickly as I reluctantly started letting go, "There you are."

Her left hand rested against my face as she leaned in for a kiss. I loved when she barely pouted as we kissed, allowing me to gently suck on her bottom lip as we pulled away. It made her smile every time, and I wondered if she knew what she was doing just as much as I did. I opened my eyes as her fingers left my face to find her already staring lovingly back at me. The blue of her eyes instantly made my heart stop. I never understood the phrase "getting lost in someone's eyes" until I came face to face with Alison. It wasn't that I lost my way but instead that I lost all train of thought. It was that seeing her eyes was seeing everything and nothing simultaneously because nothing else mattered.