Ethereal ✾ ||C.S||

XIV. Stripped

✾Ruby's pov

I woke up the next morning feeling spent.
I was tired and sore all over.
I remembered every moment of last night.
The drinks, the pictures, his touch.
His body against mine, gentle and loving.

The bed next to me was empty. I shuffled in it, combing my hair out of my face. My eyes were closed as I swirled my fingers around the very end of the bedding. The soft sheet rested against my naked body. The sun was just starting to rise. The window let in the cool morning breeze.

He might've had class today or went to the gym.

I was not quite sure, but I didn't feel like leaving just yet. I observed his room. How the clothes me and him were wearing last night were in a mess out on the wooden floor. There was a crystal glass ashtray on his bedside table along with his watch and his lighter. I picked up the pastel black lighter and kissed it, marking it with my red, dying lip stain. I then slid out of his bed, pulling the loose sheet with me, it hung to my figure. I slowly got off the bed with the sheet still around me as I walked to the window. The sky was painted with hues of purples, pinks and oranges that all complimented each other. I leaned against the window frame, admiring the city's view. The sunlight blessed the soft, cotton like edges of the clouds. I sighed happily as my stomach filled with a warm feeling and I pulled the sheet closer to my body. That's when I heard it. The slow click of the shutters of a camera. I turned my head slowly to look at him. He didn't say anything, just smiled adorably behind the camera. He walked towards me, whispering,

"Beauty at its finest."

He then placed his camera on the dresser. I noticed he had a baby blue colored towel wrapped around his waist and his hair was still partially wet. I could feel how damp his skin still was as he wrapped his strong arms around me from behind. His soft lips gently pressed against my bare shoulder as we both looked out at the city of New York. We stood there like this longer than I imagined.

This was it.
This was perfection.

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short, huh?
lol, i have a fever.
xx