I was excited, going on vacation with Audrey's family. We traveled to Atlantic Beach, I was DJ and the ride flew by.
I knew the sleeping situation going into the trip. There was a room with two beds, two twins, that Audrey and I would be sharing. I hadn't expected for my feet to be supported by pillows, or for them to be under Audrey's blankets, but sometimes you have to improvise.
Needless to say I was excited. I always had so much fun snuggling, let alone when we had sleepovers. I was looking forward to the fact that I could enjoy the entire day ahead and still look forward to bed time.
No more saying goodbye.
We played games in the cute condo. The couch was squishy and comfortable. It was there I got my first taste of codenames. It was funny, I don't think I did very good at coming up with clues, but I loved guessing them so much.
Audrey, on the other hand, was phenomenal at coming with three, sometimes four word clues. It was awesome to watch, and the games where I was on her team were easily my favorites. I don't remember it exactly, but I remember staying up late playing games. Either that, or I was simply tired from a day full of activities.
Taking out contacts and brushing my teeth were a blur. I made sure to do a good job brushing though, I am confident in that. No way would I have bad breath and kiss Audrey.
Looking back, I think it would have been so fun to brush her hair, give her a shoulder massage, or hold her face in my hands. But I have no regrets about what we did choose to do.
I like to imagine that we were each laying in our own beds as we finished up getting ready. But as the final goodnights were shared between the rooms, and the hallway lights were flicked off, I slid out from beneath my covers.
She welcomed me with open arms as I dove into her embrace, wrapping my arms around her as she wrapped them around me. It was so fun, that night. We got to spend time together, talking in the darkness, sharing sweet words and hugs and kisses.
Her pajamas were soft against me, but nothing like the warmth of her skin. The touch of our arms as we held hands, bracelets clasped together. My knees buried in the back of hers as we cuddled spoon-style. My toes tickling hers.
Who knows how late we stayed up. I know I didn't have a care in the world. There was nowhere I would have rather been in that moment. The thought of being more happy than I was - a sheer impossibility.
It was beautiful. I knew it would be a memory I would never forget.
We embraced, one last big hug before resting up for the next day together. My arms were under her back and hers wrapped around my neck.
"Goodnight", I whispered.
"Goodnight", Audrey replied
I smiled, I couldn't help it. I hunkered down, back into my bed, sad to be apart from my Audrey.
And then I opened my eyes. Light snuck in through the cracks in the blinds. I glanced over at her, and she looked at me, as if to say its about time.
I hopped up, and she opened her covers. I dove into her, the warmth of each of us combining into something so pleasant and happy.
"Good morning"...
