Every New Beginning... (Chris Evans AU)

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Chris POV

A ding from my phone pulls me from my sleep. I grab my cell from the table by the couch, noticing that Opal is awake. After asking her if she wants to come down or me to come up, I realize I don't actually wait for an answer. Instead I fall back asleep.

I don't even realize she's come down until I feel her nuzzle my nose with her own. "Good morning," I attempt to say although I'm sure it's coming out heavily laden from sleep.

"Morning."

"Couldn't sleep?" I ask, still keeping my eyes closed.

"It's after 6," she whispers.

"What do you want to do?"

She answers rather quickly, "Have Christmas with my boyfriend."

"You got one of those?" I tease, still half asleep.

"I do. He's incredibly sweet and handsome. He opens doors for me. He keeps me calm."

"Mhm..." I mumble. "Sounds like a keeper." My breathing begins to even out again.

"He's also falling asleep while I'm talking to him."

"Am not," I say, still unwilling to open my eyes.

"I will lick you again, Christopher."

Now she's got my attention, my eye brow raises quickly. "Is that a threat or a promise?"

"Are you willing to test me, Officer Evans?" Opal jests, nuzzling my nose with hers again.

Quickly I reach my arm out to wrap her up close to me, moving to where I hover over her, before taking my tongue and licking the side of her face, before moving my scruffy face to rub along her neck, all the while she laughs uncontrollably.

"Christopher!" she squeals while I continue to pin her down, tickling her with my beard.

"Quiet, babe or you'll wake up the whole house."

"Then get off me," she says between laughs and trying to catch her breath.

"What if I don't want to? I'm beginning to feel very sleepy again, maybe I should make myself comfortable right here," I say, carefully moving down her body just a bit, still being respectful of Opal's choices, watching that I respect her boundaries. "You are now my pillow."

I roll a little off to the side of her before laying my head on her stomach, my arms wrapped all the way around her.

"Are you comfortable?" she chuckles.

"The human head weighs around 11 pounds." Another useless random fact to add to our relationship.

Opal starts rubbing my scalp softly with her fingernails, quietly humming a song. "You're gonna put me back to sleep, love," I tell her, honestly beginning to feel my eyelids get even heavier from her actions.

"You can go back to sleep, Chris. I may even close my own eyes. But what will your parents say if they see us sleeping on the couch together?"

"We're both fully clothed in footie pajamas. They won't say anything. They'll probably just laugh, trust me." I sink a little further into her, no longer able to keep my eyes open.

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Opal POV

I lied to him. There's no way I can fall back asleep, but I feel bad for waking him up so I'll say what I need to so that he can get more rest. Honestly, I just want to be close to him and this is practically a perfect moment.