The Hot CEO.

Val chapter 5

The next morning, Joshua wakes up to the sound of his alarm clock buzzing. He reaches over to silence it and glances down at Val, who's still sleeping peacefully in his arms. He smiles softly, watching her for a moment before gently extracting himself from the bed and standing up.

He retrieves a change of clothes from his dresser and quietly gets dressed, not wanting to wake her. Once he's ready, he picks up his phone and checks the time, seeing that he needs to get to work soon.

He sits back down on the bed and gently shakes Val's shoulder.

"Rise and shine, kiddo," He says, his voice gentle. "Time to get up." Val stirs, blinking sleepily and rubbing her eyes.

"Mmm...five more minutes," She mumbles, snuggling under the covers.

Joshua chuckles and kisses the top of her head. "Not an option," He says, gently pulling her out of bed and helping her to her feet. "Up and at 'em. Breakfast is waiting." He leads her to the kitchen, where Sergio is already eating a bowl of cereal.

"Morning, you two," He greets, smiling at Val's disheveled appearance. "Sleep okay?"

Val grumbles a hello, sitting down at the table and yawning widely. "Yeah, Josh kept me up all night," She says, nudging Joshua playfully. "As per usual."

Joshua rolls his eyes and pours her a glass of orange juice. "Don't start," He says, sitting down across from her. "Sergio, can you fill her in on the plans for today while I get ready for work?" Sergio nods, taking a bite of his cereal.

"Yeah, sure thing. You've got a doctor's appointment this afternoon, remember?" Val perks up slightly, remembering.

"Oh yeah, right. For my meds." She nods, taking a sip of her juice. "Thanks, Sergio." Joshua stands up and heads to his room to get ready, leaving the two of them alone. val would not touch her food, she would stand up and leave heading to her room to get changed.

Sergio watches Val get up and leave, raising an eyebrow. "Uh-oh," He says to himself, setting his cereal down. "Looks like Josh's cuddles finally wore her out." He finishes his breakfast and cleans up, then heads to his own room to get ready for the day.

When Joshua emerges from his room, dressed and ready for work, Sergio fills him in. "She left her breakfast untouched and went back to her room. Probably needs to get changed for her doc's appointment later," Sergio says, heading for the door. "I'll drive her, okay?" Joshua nods, kissing Val's forehead as he passes her room.

"Sergio's taking you, Val. Don't make him late."

He heads out the door, leaving Sergio to deal with Val. Sergio knocks on her door and enters when she says to come in. "Hey, you decent?" He asks, finding her sitting on the bed, changing into a new outfit.

"Almost," She replies, holding up a pair of leggings. "Just need to put these on." Sergio sits down on the bed beside her, watching as she changes.

"So, about last night..." He starts, but Val cuts him off.

"Shut up, Sergio," She says, handing him one of the leggings. "Just help me with these, okay?" Sergio chuckles and helps her with the jeans, his eyes roaming over her as he does.

"Always a pleasure, Val." He says, standing up once she's fully dressed. "Let's go. Doctor's appointment awaits." val would be wearing comfortable clothes, a baggy graphic t shirt from Joshua's room that she stole before Joshua could see and some flare out jeans with ripped holes.

Sergio raises an eyebrow as he looks at Val's outfit, shaking his head. "Nice choice," He says, referring to the oversized t-shirt. "I think that belongs to Josh, doesn't it?" Val just shrugs, picking up her purse and following Sergio out the door.