This time, I'm serious

Shower time

Bruno woke from his nap sometime later, spooning a still-dozing Jas, his arm completely dead underneath her. He wriggled his fingers gently, trying to regain some feeling without waking her. He gave up, placing his other hand on her waist, as he watched her shoulders rise and fall with her steady breathing. As he felt himself drifting back to sleep, he suddenly heard a soft growling.

He pricked his ears and realised the small, almost imperceptible snores were coming from Jas.

Oh my god, she's so fucking cute .

Stretching his arms further around her, he dragged her into a tight cuddle, kissing her on the side of the head as he chuckled softly into her hair.

She stirred, with an adorably sleepy "Mmmm?" as he planted kisses softly all over the back of her head.

"You were snoring " he whispered, knowing she could hear the smile in his voice.

"Liar," she murmured. "I don't snore"

"You do snore" he pressed another kiss to her head. "It was very, very quiet, but you were absolutely snoring."

"Was not"

"Were too"

She rolled over to face him, glaring at him playfully, and lifting her chin, waiting for a kiss "Was not"

He eagerly accepted the invitation, planting a soft, sweet kiss on her waiting lips, before breaking just far enough apart from her to whisper "Were too"

They continued back and forth, kissing each other softly, whispering their arguments and giggling. Bruno lifted his hand to her face, stroking her cheek softly with his thumb. "So, what if I find your snoring insanely cute?"

She smiled. "Well, I guess I snore then"

"There," he smiled back, planting another soft kiss on her lips. "Was that so hard?"

She giggled, sleepily, nuzzling her face into his chest. She didn't respond, the only sound was a happy grumble as she cuddled into him. He squeezed her tightly, placing a kiss on her shoulder.

"Ooh, you taste like sunscreen."

She sighed. "Yeah, I need a shower, badly."

"No, you're not getting up just yet. I need a cuddle more than you need a shower. This morning was intense."

She relented, with very little persuasion, nuzzling his chest again. "Yeah. I know Angie and Will have had concerns about Lexi since day one. I feel like today was a long time coming"

"Was it?" Bruno pondered aloud. "Maybe I'm just super oblivious to this stuff, or I've been too wrapped up in my own business. But I hadn't noticed so much tension in the air. I'm just glad you were able to calm everyone down."

"I don't take any credit for that. It could have gotten way more heated than it did... Thanks, by the way. For sticking up for me"

He smiled at her. "I know full well you can stand up for yourself. You just... looked like you needed backup."

She kissed him again. "I did. I find that I'm actually better when people are screaming at each other. But when someone calmly calls me out for my own shitty behaviour I get a bit flustered. But I feel like everyone was pretty mature about it, actually."

He grinned. "Except Angie's knitted condom joke, that was pretty immature"

He felt her shake a little as she laughed, pressing her forehead to his chest. "Oh god, I was trying so hard not to laugh when she said it. It's like the grown-up version of being a wet blanket. I'm so glad Thabi found it as funny"