Ed Sheeran One Shots

Sleep

It's 3am. 

I'm awake, still in the time-zone of Australia. But I'm not there any longer. I'm home, in the UK, where I belong. 

I'm home, tangled in sheets and hair and arms and legs with her. My centre. My love. 

It's been too long. 2 months is too long. A day is too long. An hour, a minute, a second. But I'm home now. 

Everything about this moment, reminds me of last time. The only difference being I was stuck in American time instead. My head is resting atop her head, the wispy hairs tickling my nose. Her steady breath warming the crook of my neck. Her fingertips twitching every now and again against my chest, dreaming. Everything about this moment is how it should be.

Her side of the bed is completely empty, the two of us merged together, on my side. The right side. But I don't mind. We're making up for the closeness we've lacked. She's become accustomed to sleeping on this side when I'm gone, trying to find me in her sleep. I do the same when I'm away from her too. Always falling asleep on the right and waking up on the left.

My arms are wrapped around her torso, holding her against me, needing her touch that I've been craving for so long. The smell of her apple shampoo fills my nose, reminding me of countless cuddles with her. 

She deeply sighs in her sleep, sending a breeze of minty toothpaste breath across my face. I smile into her hair, loving every second of just laying here. I re-adjust so I'm looking down at her, taking in every tiny feature of face. Her freckles that are scattered across her face like cocoa powder. Her perfectly sculpted cheekbones, creating dimples when she laughs or smiles widely. The cupids bow above her top lip, a perfect dip, which I love to nibble on every now and again,  sending goosebumps across her skin and down the back of her neck, where I leave trails of kisses.

I gently place a kiss on top of her head. She pulls me closer sighing deeply again. Peaceful. Resting. Tranquil.

And despite my lacking ability to sleep, I could not be more content, more relaxed, more at ease.

Here, in this bed, wrapped in blankets, duvets, and her limbs, I am at peace. 

Here, in our bedroom, I am happy, carefree, and hidden from the world. 

Here, with her, I am undeniably in love.