The Illusion of Danger

Chapter 30

As the sun began to rise and shine in through the crack in the curtains, Mordecai felt himself begin to stir.
Due to the fact that he didn't have his wound covered that night, he had decided that laying on top of Rocky was his best bet when it came to getting that close contact through the night.
With his cheek on the tabby's chest, he began to purr.

Mordecai found himself sleeping much better knowing that he had been forgiven for his mistake and he did feel a bit stronger knowing that he really could talk to Rocky rather than write him.
It still baffled the tuxedo though; seeing how low maintenance Rocky actually was in several aspects.

Mordecai slowly opened his eyes, blinking the sleep away and bringing them to focus as best as he could without his glasses.
The warm body he laid on top of brought him so much comfort and he knew that he was going to miss it when they had to distance themselves once again.
He nuzzled his cheek into the tabby's chest and closed his eyes again so that he could properly absorb as much of this as he could.

Rocky snored lightly, having slept like a log that night after such rigorous activity the previous evening. He felt the warm body on top of him begin to shift, causing him to purr softly in response. The tabby was happy that Mordecai was sleeping so soundly and comfortably that night. He really did need the sleep after such a long day.

"Good morning my love..."
He spoke gently, his hand stroking the fur on Mordecai's lower back softly.

The tuxedo hummed in response, not quite to the point that he trusted his voice just yet. He brought his arms around the tabby's torso to the best of his ability given their current position and purred a little louder and deeper with another nuzzle into Rocky's chest.

"Be still my heart... that was precious."
Rocky whispered to himself, pulling Mordecai into a tight hug. He wanted to pull the man completely on top of him but didn't know if he had the strength. Besides, he didn't want to accidentally hurt Mordecai in the process. So he settled on the hug and kisses to the older man's head.

Mordecai turned his head slightly and started to press kisses against Rocky's chest in response.
"Good morning..."
He muttered in a deep and gravelly morning voice. He still wasn't fully awake yet nor was he ready to pull himself into the waking world.

'Holy canolli that morning voice is attractive as hell!!!', his inner voice screamed at him. The tabby's breathing picked up and his purring increased in speed.

With a wide-mouthed yawn and a groan to follow, Mordecai turned his head again and had his chin rest against Rocky's chest, cracking his tired eyes open to look at the tabby in the dimmed morning light.
The fur on the one side of his face and on the top of his head was disorderly due to the fact that he had been laying on it all night.
"Was there a specific time we had to be functional by?"
He asked slowly, a bit muttered and lacking energy.

Rocky looked at the sleep ridden man on top of him.
'My God he's so cute! Look at that bed head! I just want to kiss him all day long!' the voice in his head was not shutting up. His heart skipped a beat, it was too early for him to be this aroused by any means.

"I..I...I..."
Rocky shook his head to get the stuttering out.
"I don't believe so, no... at least not this early by the looks of the sun just now coming up."

Mordecai sighed and shifted so that his cheek was on Rocky's chest again and made sure to be as close as he could possibly get before closing his eyes again.
"Good..."
He grumbled.

Rocky set his hand on Mordecai's cheek and ran a thumb across it.
"You're so gorgeous..."
He leaned down and pressed a kiss to the man's head.

Lazily, the tuxedo brought one of his hands up and placed his palm on Rocky's cheek before patting around blindly until he found his mouth.
"Shhh... sleep."
He mumbled, patted the tabby's forehead, then let his hand fall limply onto the bed again.
"If you need me to move temporarily... I will not grant your request. You are my hostage now..."