Alone Together

35: Never Again

When Melvin woke up, his arm was dead. He wiggled his fingers to feel a spiky and tingly feeling in them, and when he opened his eyes he only saw a bunch of white and blue in front of him. This bundle was warm and soft. Melvin's other arm was around his waist.

He moved his head closer and buried it in Creampuff's neck, smiling. Finally, the bed was warm beside him.

"Good morning, Creampuff."

Ryou hardly moved except by shifting his weight so Melvin could get his arm free. When Melvin freed it, Ryou went right back to snoozing. Aw... he thought, seeing Ryou's other arm over Melvin's to pull it closer to his chest.

Although they had just declared their feelings through kisses just the night before, it was much too soon for any "I love you"s- it would seem too soon for spooning, right? Ryou didn't care. He surely didn't want to leave Melvin alone on the couch after they were, well...snogging.

Damned if he don't; Ryou deserved a cuddle.

Melvin ran his fingers along the bridge of Ryou's nose. "Do you have work today?"

"Yes." But despite needing to leave when the alarm went off, which would be in a few minutes, he turned and curled into Melvin's arms for more warmth.

Smiling, Melvin scooped him up and held him dear. "Creampuff is still sleepy?"

Ryou whispered quietly, "Mmhm."

Stud Muffin kissed his forehead just as the alarm went off. Creampuff groaned.

"Do you want me to kill it?"

"The alarm? No. Well, yes, but I need it."

Melvin leaned closer and pressed kisses against his face. "You can just not go to work, Ryou. We can lay here all day."

"That sounds lovely, but I need to go." Ryou wriggled free from Melvin's hug (;-;) and kicked on his slippers.
"I'll shower, then make breakfast." He turned and asked him, "How do you like your eggs?"

The squint he received in return was the only answer he needed.

"Ah, right. Well, I'm cooking mine. You do your thing."

"Wow. Wow."

Ryou hopped onto the bed, moving a lock of Melvin's hair and hooked it behind his ear, mainly to reveal his cheek. He kissed him quick, meaning only a peck, but Melvin snaked his arm around him and pulled him closer, rubbing Ryou's nose with his own.

"I'll drive you to work." Melvin enticed, whispering in his ear. "Five more minutes."

"Melvin..."

"Please?"

Ryou huffed, setting a timer on his phone for five minutes. Then he let Melvin lean in to kiss him softly on his smile. It'd be good to enjoy morning again. If it meant waking up curled in the arms of a snuggle, morning may soon become his favorite time of day.

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Ryou didn't have much else to stack as he waited behind the counter. Their inventory wasn't getting much bigger, but Ryou still needed to keep awake and work hard, especially if he needed to get to the amount of money he had raised before.