Aarmau: Remember Me, Remember Us, Just Remember

Chapter 135

Almost an hour later Aaron slowly opens his eyes to find Melissa gently nudging his arm to wake him. He didn't even realize he had fallen asleep and glances down to see Aph still snuggled up against his side sound asleep.

He looks over at Melissa who's smiling back at him with a goofy grin. "I swear you two are so cute. I came to tell you dinner is ready."

Aaron can see the faint smudge of circles under Aph's eyes and hates to wake her but she has to eat. He gives Melissa a pointed look, tells her they're coming, and groans as he hears her giggle before leaving the room.

He takes a moment to simply look at her and can't believe how lucky he is. He now knows her infatuation with his ears when she first saw them. Her ears look so soft he wants to touch them and the amber color makes them look like they're on fire.

Her eyelashes are so thick and long they fan against her skin and she's developed a faint sprinkling of freckles over her cheeks and across the bridge of her nose that he thinks are adorable. Thanks to her Hispanic heritage her skin is naturally tan and her thick dark hair spills over his arm like a silky waterfall.

Aph stirs in his arms and he watches her eyes flutter open as she takes a deep breath and releases it. Her eyes meet his and a smile spreads from her mouth to her eyes at the mere sight of seeing him.

As Aaron's heart constricts, chills race through him, and he feels tears burn at the back of his eyes from the intense love he feels for this woman. The smile in her eyes dims a little as she reaches up to touch his cheek. "Aaron? What's wrong?"

Aaron shakes his head, "It's nothing babe. You are so beautiful and I love you so much. What did I do to get so lucky?"

A blush blooms on Aph's cheeks and quickly spreads across her face and down her neck. Tears fill her eyes and spill over her lashes. "You are not the only lucky one here Aaron. I can't believe I get to spend the rest of my life waking up next to you, loving you, and doing what I can to make you happy."

Aaron rolls Aph beneath him, brushes a stray hair from her face, and pins her with a determined stare. "Aphmau, every day you're with me makes me happy. What would make me even happier is if you would stop calling yourself a burden. You are not a chore, you are not a burden. I would do anything to make you happy and I would enjoy every moment of it. Never doubt that. When we were kids, I lived for your texts. You were my lifeline, my sanity. Now, you're my heart. I wouldn't survive without you."

Her tears flow even faster as she wraps her arms around his neck and hugs him. Aaron breaths her scent in, a mixture of jasmine and vanilla, as he buries his face in her hair.

He quietly chuckles as he feels her part her legs as a way to entice him and he shakes his head. "Not this time Babe. As much as I enjoy it I don't want to add to your exhaustion. It just seems counterproductive. Any rest you manage to get is erased when we make love. If you can wait a couple of days we'll christen the cottage. Maybe it'll give you the boost you need."

Letting out a heavy sigh Aph pouts at him. "It doesn't tire me out that much."

Aaron opens his mouth to playfully argue when they both listen to her stomach growl. Aph blushes as Aaron tries hard not to laugh but he can't hold back the laughter. "Melissa just came up to tell me dinner was ready."

At just the mention of food Aph completely forgets about sex and wiggles excitedly under him. The feel of her under him distracts him for a second and he ends up having to force himself to roll off of her to let her up.

He watches her quickly roll off the bed and start for the door as if she hadn't completely wiped herself out an hour ago. He realizes her recovery time is getting shorter and shorter each time and it's only a matter of time before there will be no downtime. Is he ready for that?

As they step out into the hallway they notice Rowan waiting to speak with them. They move toward the stairs and stop to wait for him.

Rowan clears his throat and glances back toward the spare room. "Zack is awake and he's not exactly happy he's being detained. Aphmau, he doesn't remember where he is or how he got here."