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Chapter 48

Grocery

Soft feathery touches caressed Azazel's face as she slept. It was soft, she felt warm and a smile graced her sleepy features. She snuggled deeper into the softness that surrounded her and inhaled the intoxicating scent.

Was this a dream? Who is caressing her with feathers? It felt so good.

"Rise and shine sleepyhead" The most soft and soothing voice said making her want to do the exact opposite. "Five minutes. Please." She pouted and snuggled closer to the heater beside her.

"Nope. Wake up! Get up!" She only whined and pulled the duvet over her head. "I am naked." Her eyes shot open at that. "You are?" She said with her head peeking out of the duvet and watched as Tom stared at her with an amused look on his beautiful morning face and sadly, he was dressed.

"That's unfair." She protested and pushed him away from her. Tom laughed and scooped her up and made her sit on top of him while he lay on the bed. Azazel gasped at the sudden action and giggled.

"You know, I am starting to think you are not Tom Riddle and someone else." Azazel joked and he smirked, his signature smirk. "I am not Tom Riddle." He said and she frowned and pretended to think with her pointer finger on her chin. "Who are you then?"

"I am your king." He said and she remembered the first time he had called her a queen. His queen.

"And you here, are my queen." With that he pulled her closer and kissed her smiling lips. Azazel kissed back with the same love he expressed and smiled into the kiss.

"Morning breath. Yuck." She scrunched her nose once they pulled away and he laughed. "I guess that means we have to brush." She pouted at that. "And that means we have to get out of bed." She said and sighed. He pecked her lips again and got up from the bed with her straddling his hips.

"That doesn't mean we have to part." He smooched a kiss to her nose and she giggled while wrapping her arms around his neck. "I am starting to like this a little too much." She smiled and gave him a suspicious look. "Are you trying to bribe me into not leaving Tom Marvolo Riddle?" He pretended to think while placing her on the bathroom counter and collecting their toothbrushes. "Yes? Maybe? I don't know?" Azazel smiled at the stupid response as she brushed her teeth and he did too.

"I love you Tommy" she said with mouth full of toothpaste, it spraying out and onto his face. Tom scrunched his face and brushed aggressively making the toothpaste from his mouth fall on her face. Azazel spit in the sink and washed her mouth and face before facing him again. "Gross Tommy" she said and he laughed while spitting in the sink and washing. "If anything, we both are gross."

"We can be gross together." Azazel smiled and he nodded while again lifting her off the counter and she wrapped her limbs around him.

"You are not going to let me walk today?" Tom kissed her cheek and shook his head no. "So? Our first day? What are we doing?"

"Grocery shopping, what do you say?" He asked and she beamed at him. "Why not?" He smiled and nodded agreeing. "Chop chop, get ready then." He put her down and she ran in tiny steps to the cupboard and grabbed all her clothes before disappearing into one of the bathrooms.

They both took an hour to get ready and maybe, just maybe Tom might've spent thirty minutes of the one hour in banging the bathroom door for Azazel to get out.

"Wait man! A woman needs her time to get ready!" She grumbled and stomped her feet as she walked to him who held his hand out for her, she took it. "How much time!" He shook his head and they made their way out of the house.