Engineering Moon and the Crazy Doctor [Completed]

32. Morning ritual

"Beam... Beam... Beam..."

I ignore the quite voice and gentle tap on my shoulder. I turn to the other side, and pull the blanket to my chin as I continue with my sleep.

I heard a faint chuckle.

"Beam... Beammy, love... You have to wake up. It's already 5am... Beammy...?"

....

Suddenly, I feel a warm air on the sensitive part of my ear that startles me awake. I bolt upright, holding my ear. It's really highly susceptible to anything. Then, that faint chuckle a while ago turns to a loud laugh from the person who's responsible for my arousal.

"Good morning, love," Forth greets, giving me a quick kiss on the cheek.

I look at him, unimpressed and exasperated. I still want to sleep!!!

"Love, my ass!" I scowl, then lay back to bed with the blanket covering my face.

But, this obnoxious man wouldn't let me go back to sleep as he wrenches away my blanket, I almost punch his stupid face if only he doesn't catch my fist, and hold it firmly.

"You have to get up if you don't want to be late with your duty today," he says.

"Let me sleep a bit..." I grumble like a child.

"No. Get up, sleepyhead."

"Ten minutes."

"No..."

"Five minutes."

"Beam...No."

"Forth... Please..." I put up the cutest face I know just for him to allow me. I am still feeling sleepy since I perused some medical journals that would help me understand more the ailments of my patients last night.

Actually, Forth has always gone to bed later than me because of his work, but I don't know why he still manages to get up early.

He stops pulling me up, so I suppose my cute act (which I just learnt after living with him if I like to get what I want) is somehow effective.

"Let me sleep for 5 more minutes, Forth... Honey~" I say, pushing my luck more. I don't usually use endearment for I find it corny, except when I am in desperate move like now.

My eyes are half-open, half-close as I am in the middle of dreamland and reality. Hence, I haven't perceived that what I did has a different effect on him. I just realized it when he leans forward to claim my lips.

He kisses me feverishly for a brief moment, but that is enough to awaken all my senses.

"You'll be late if you wouldn't get up now..." he mutters as he breaks apart. I am about to grumble for the sudden gap within our lips when he adds, "let's take a shower."

I get up immediately, more than willing to oblige.

....

It's one of the typical start of our day the moment we decided to live together. It's during our last year in the uni when shits filled up our lives, we barely had time for each other. He's busy with his on-the-job-training in one of the top manufacturing companies in the country, while me and my friends were already in the hospital, doing our clinical clerkship. I even remember a week had passed without us, seeing each other, just chat and call. It wasn't enough, though, as I craved for his presence (don't tell it to him! I never have admitted it 'cause he'll only be more obnoxiously teasing me).

Therefore, we looked for a small house that would be meeting our workplace halfway, and accommodating our needs. It's the best solution we have come up with to be with each other in spite of our impossible schedule.