Alpha's Girl ~ Owen Grady

|Fifteen|

The blaring of the alarm clock has me groaning in annoyance- it's too early!

Another groan is emitted from the body that spoons me from behind as he unravels his arms from around me to reach behind him to shut up the noisy clock,

"Five more minuets." Owen grumbles as he pulls me back into his bare chest. Turning in his arms so that I'm now facing his, very, defined chest. I snuggle in closer to him so that my head is tucked under his chin and my arms are crushed between us. 

Kissing the top of my head, Owen sighs heavily before removing his arms from around me and flinging the duvet off us, the cooler mooring air nipping at my bare legs that aren't covered by my shorts or Owens large t-shirt.

"No," I grumble as I grab the duvet again and pull it back over me as Owen chuckles and heads into the small bathroom to get washed. Smiling to myself I return to my comfy position and pull the soft pillow into my chest- it smelling heavily of Owen. It doesn't even seem like two seconds later before a freshly changed Owen jumps onto the bed beside me.

He quickly removes the duvet from my sleepy clutches before he begins tickling me. His gentle finger tips trailing like a feather across my skin. Squealing and wriggling in his hold, I jump from the bed to escape him,

 "Owen!" I scream as he chases after me, until he catches me in his protective arms as we enter the joint kitchen and lounge; where we tumble onto the small, worn, red sofa. I land on top of Owens large chest as our weight causes us to bounce slightly. Both of us smiling uncontrollably up at each other.

"Hi," I giggle as he brushes some of my hair from in front of my face to tuck it behind my ear.

"Hi beautiful," he smiles at me before placing a peck on my button nose as a blush finds it's way onto my cheeks. Placing our foreheads together he gives me an Eskimo kiss; his bright eyes covered by his hooded lids but a smile gracing both of faces, "I love you Zoe" he whispers nervously as my face lights up in surprise delight, "If- If you're not ready to say it back-" 

I cut him off with a kiss. Pouring everything I have into it to show him just how much he means to me. The past few months have been beautiful because of him
"I love you too" I whisper against his plump lips.

We both lay there for  a few more precious minuets before Owen ruins it, "Come on," he pats my butt gently twice to make his point, "Sun rise is good this morning." he comments as if our sweet little moment never happened. He sits up, myself still tucked away in his lap as he kisses my temple.

"I don't like running," I grumble as I turn my head to face him and kiss the underside of his rough chin before he tilts his own head down so our lips can meet sweetly- Owen chuckling in that low way of his.

"You love it princess,"

"No I don't," I pout as I untangle myself from Owens gentle embrace to get ready for our early run before work.

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The blistering hot day seemed to drag on forever. Even the suffocating air conditioning couldn't drown out the brutality of the heat as I worked on mostly heatstroke, sunburnt, or dehydrated patients. I'm thankful that I'm not on call for the evening; if a visitor takes ill during the night it wasn't my problem, for now.

Rubbing my strained eyes with my fingertips beneath the thick frames of my square glasses, I grab my satchel and head for the exit. The last of the sun rays peeping up into the golden sky still. It doesn't take me long to lock my office and descend three flights of stairs before I'm stopped by a voice with a Spanish accent,

 "Zoe?" It's Debbie.

Taking a deep breath the calm myself and hold back the tempting eye roll at the senior doctor; I turn to her with a smile. Her black bobbed hair dancing around her prominent jaw.