Bloom Moon Book 2

Chapter 14

"Derek's P.O.V.

I crouched down beside the side of the bed which Steph was still asleep on from last night, or I think it was this morning, I'm not quite sure. I reached my left hand out and lightly stroked her soft cheek, smiling as I saw the wedding band on my finger. I snapped out of my daze as I felt a small hand wrap around my wrist and saw Steph's blue/green eyes staring at me, still a little hazy from just waking up.

"Morning sweetie." I smiled. Her lips curled upwards and she shut her eyes again as she stretched, her shoulders cracking as she did so. "You okay?"

"Mhm." She hummed, opening her eyes to look at me again. She reached out for me and I moved closer as she leant forward a little, burying her face in my neck and nuzzling me. I curled my arm around her bare back and pulled her closer to me, dropping a kiss on her shoulder. "What time is it?"

"Eleven." I replied.

"Ugh." She moved back and sat up, the sheet tucked under her arms so I covered her front. She rubbed her eyes before looking at me again. A smile tugged at my lips as her hair was sticking out in every direction from last night. "What?" she asked, tilting her head to the side slightly.

"Nothing." I smiled, reaching out and running my fingers through her hair; brushing the tangles out.

"Did you give me sex hair?" she accused, eyeing me before reaching her own hand up and patting her hair down.

"Maybe." I grinned.

She huffed and launched herself at me, tackling me to the floor as she lay on top of me with the sheet still somehow around her. I growled playfully as I wrapped my arms around her, making her giggle as I rubbed my nose against her neck. I felt her hands on my head before she messed up my hair, making it fan out in different directions.

I chuckled and rubbed my nose against hers before pulling my head back to look at her. I saw a smile on her face before she buried her head in my chest, clutching the sides of my shirt in her small hands. I tightened my arms around her back and hugged her to me, burying my nose in her shoulder and inhaling her scent.

"You have a habit of sniffing me." I heard her soft voice.

"You have a habit of cracking your knuckles and twirling your hair when you get bored or nervous." I said back. I heard one of her fingers crack and smiled. "See?"

"Shut up." She muttered, turning her head into my neck. "You're the one still smelling me."

"I can't help it, you smell slightly different." I inhaled deeply. "A little sweeter, it's not a bad thing. Plus you smell a lot like me, which I definitely like." I paused for a moment. "Which reminds me, the first time I met you in the woods; you smelt of me. It was very faint, but it was there." I looked down at her face as she coughed a little.

"That would be because I literally ran into you earlier in the day at the gas station, but didn't let you see my face cause I ran off embarrassed." She met my eyes hesitantly.

"That was you?" I asked, slightly dumbfounded. She cringed and nodded.

"Yeah..." She trailed off and I laughed. "It's not funny! I swear, I never saw you and then you were suddenly right behind me and I slammed into you. Do you know how embarrassing that was? I made a fool out of myself in front of a completely hot stranger."

"You thought I was hot?"

"Is that the only thing you caught?" She arched an eyebrow as she looked at me. "I swear you have selective hearing sometimes."

"What was that sweetie?" I smiled and she tugged on my hair.

"Don't be a smartass." She deadpanned.

End Derek's P.O.V.