Can't Sleep... Love? (Mavi)

Morning Thirty-Five

I haven't slept that good in a long time. We both fell asleep pretty early and I wake up way before time. But it doesn't matter because I feel well rested, almost rejuvenated. I look over to Avi who is still in deep sleep and smile. He's lying on his back, head turned to my side, breathing calmly. The soft rays of morning sunshine crawling into the room through the cracks of the blinds only enhance his beauty. I move under his blanket and snuggle up closer to him, enjoying the warmth radiating off of his body.

"Mmhm.. please tell me we don't need to get up, yet" Avi mumbles softly, his eyes still closed.

"We have another thirty minutes" I reply and cuddle up even closer, resting my head on his chest.

He closes his arms around me and sighs softly. "Let's just stay like this forever" he says, his voice fading away at the end of the sentence as he apparently drifts off into dreamland once again. 

I listen to the steady thud of his heart. Combined with the rhythmic movement of his chest it is utterly peaceful and I smile to myself because there's nothing better than dozing a little bit longer lying like this. It's the best way to start a day. I close my eyes and take a deep breath. I don't really fall asleep again, I let my thoughts wander to Avi and think about our past weeks, about how we got closer, about the moment I've read the message in which he confessed his feelings, our first kiss, first date, when I told Scott, our second date and first time, us telling everyone. But also about London and our break, about how I was drugged and about our first little fight because of Sebastian.

In the end the latter lead to something amazing: our first 'I love you's. Something I'll never forget.

The only thing I'm asking myself is: how? How did I get this handsome, perfectly imperfect man? How did I become his one and how did we become what we are? Life is funny sometimes. One second I thought I'd never find true love and then I it appears out of nothing, and I see that it was there, right before my eyes the whole time.

I don't realise that I'm silently crying until Avi nudges me softly. "Mitchie? What's wrong?"

I open my eyes and look up to him. He brushes his thumb over my cheek softly, his glance worried.

"H-happy tears" I whisper, slightly embarrassed because that's so not me.

Avi's eyes light up in an instance. "Why's that?"

I shrug my shoulders. "I was just thinking... about you, well us. About how I thought I'd never find love. And then you came and turned my life upside down within only five weeks. It feels like I'm dreaming."

"Says the one who thinks I'm too cheesy."

This time I nudge him, yet I can't help but grin at him. "Guilty." I take a deep breath. "Sorry, I'm such a sap."

"Don't ever be sorry for expressing your feelings, Mitch!" Avi's voice is both kind and firm. "I love exploring all the different facettes of your personality. There is so much you give me."

"Thank you, Avi." I lean up and press my lips on his.

"Mmhm..." Avi hums as our lips move in sync. We only break apart when his alarm goes off.

He hits the snooze button and then turns on the bedside lamp.

"Time to leave dreamland" I say and groan slightly.

Yet, Avi just looks at me and starts laughing out loud.

"What is it- oh my god!" I can't help but snort when I look at him. He has golden glitter everywhere. "You look ridiculous."

"I love you too. Guess we need to take a quick shower before leaving."

"And we should change the sheets, they're full of dragon-dust as well" I return.