Verge of collapse

Chapter 26

Christopher 

I wake up with her still sleeping on me. It's so peaceful to hear her slow breathing and feel it on my chest. I caress her hair and tug a strain behind her ear to look at her beautiful face. She's sleeping so peacefully. I wish we could just stay like this forever. Maybe we can.

"Good morning." She mutters, opening her eyes.

"Good morning baby..." I say to my love. A smile appears on her curvy pink lips.

"Don't stop." She whines, when I move away my hand. I chuckle placing my hand back on her head and play with her hair. If only I could stop the time...

She looks at me and I smile at this beauty before she leans forward and kisses my lips softly. She's better than a morning coffee. My heart starts to beat fast every time I kiss her.

"Now it's a real good morning." I say and turn us in a swift motion so that I'm on top.

I kiss her on her neck, collarbone, chest, cheek, nose, making her laugh. It's so contagious and it makes my heart warm, hearing her childish giggles. I start to tickle her and she squirms. It's easy to tickle her, she's very sensitive and she doesn't usually like it.

"Stop..." She laughs. "God... okay... stop." I stop and look at her with a big smile that I can't help it.

"I love you." I press my forehead to hers and look into her blue eyes.

"I love you." She responds. I don't know how we got to this, but we never say 'too'. Probably because it doesn't sound right when you're telling someone that you love them.

"We have to leave until lunch or she's going to stuff us until we can't breathe." I say and she giggles. I wasn't actually joking. My grandma has a thing for making people eat and by the way she put food on Katherine's plate, I can tell that she thinks that she's too skinny. Which she's not. I think she actually gained weight and she looks perfect now. I'm only happy that she did because she used to eat very little or not eat at all, when we first started dating, but then it quickly changed and I would like to think that it's because she's happy with me.

"As you wish." She says and places her hands on my neck, playing with my hair.

"I love it when you do that." I tell her and lay down on her chest.

"I know." She says, running her fingers through my messy hair. I close my eyes and enjoy the moment that we have. "Let's get up." She says a moment later and I pull myself up.

"You go, I'll be down in a minute." She says when we get dressed and walk into the hallway. I nod and she walks into the bathroom.

"Good morning Christopher." My grandma says when I walk into the kitchen.

"You woke up at five again didn't you?" I ask her with a smile as she washes some vegetables.

"Yes. Everyday, five o'clock on the dot." She laughs. "I made breakfast for you."

"Thank you." I take a seat at the table.

"Oh, i hope she'll eat some of these," She says pointing to the pastries. "She's so skinny." And here is the comment that I've been waiting for.

"She's not." I defend my girlfriend.

"Is it you who doesn't let her eat properly?" She scolds me.

"No, god no." I shake my head. "Trust me it's the other way around."

"Good." She frowns. "You should always help her, that's how I taught you."

"I know grandma." I say with annoyance.