Teachers Tapestry

Sixty

✽Collette's POV✽

The next morning I woke up in Valentina's arms. I was warm and her arms were draped over me with my head tucked away in the crook of her neck.

She was still sleeping. She looked so peaceful.

I snuck my hands underneath her shirt and tried to fall back asleep.

After a few attempts I just decided I was awake. I didn't move though. I just stayed there basking in the morning moment we shared.

Normally, she wakes up before me but for some reason today I woke up first.

The morning sunlight was coming in and I realised yesterday I wasn't dreaming. She glows in certain lights.

Like an angel. It's a soft glow.

Maybe I'm just biased because I love her.

Another thing. Yesterday I almost said I love her, during and after she fucked me senseless.

Quite literally. My legs trembled, not that I'm complaining.

I've never had to hold myself back from saying something so much.

Do you know how hard it is to hold it together and not say "I love you." to a person you love while you're getting fucked from behind? It's really fucking hard.

But I needed to say it right. Blurting something like that out during sex is unfair to her.

I do love her, a lot actually.

And she deserves for someone to say it properly to her, not in a spur of the moment thing.

I want her to know I really mean it.

I moved back slightly so I could look at her face properly. Our legs still tangled under the covers.

She looks so peaceful, I don't want to disturb her. For the first time I noticed some features on her I'd never noticed before.

She's got long eyelashes that give her eyes a butterfly effect. And the way her skin glows in the light. I know I've already said it but she looks like an angel. I placed my hand on her cheek softly rubbing my thumb back and forth and her nose scrunched a little as she settled into my touch with a small smile on her lips.

It was the cutest thing ever.

Valentina really was one of the most beautiful people I've ever seen. She the only person who's seen me at my absolute worst, be the shittiest version of myself and she still fought for me. Waited.

Until I came back to her.

"I can feel you staring baby." Valentina said with her eyes closed leaning into my touch and in a sleepy voice.

"I'm not staring." I said to her moving my hand off her face.

She grabbed my hand quickly placing it back on her face with her hand over mine.

I blushed at her urgency to keep my hand on her.

"I didn't say move your hand, my love." She placed a kiss to my hand all while her eyes were still closed. I blushed even harder.