A World of My Own

Chapter 12

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I woke the next morning to find myself still wrapped in Ethan's arms, glancing up to find him still breathing deeply. I slowly reached up, careful not to wake him and began lightly stroking his cheek with the tips of my fingers. I could just see the beginnings of stubble the ginger hair a rough contrast to his smooth skin. He breathed deeply and I knew he had woken up, his brown eyes slowly opening and looking around before landing on me.

"Good morning." He murmured, still half asleep.

A small smile formed on my lips, "Good morning." I answered back quietly. I could feel the thumb of the hand closest to my face begin gently stroking my cheek as he pressed a quick kiss to the crown of my head. My eyes closed and his head rested on top of my own, neither of us moving for some time.

Eventually the sunlight streaming through my thin curtains became too bright to let us stay in bed any longer. Ethan pulled away and got off the bed, keeping his hand in mine as he used it to pull me closer to the edge of the bed. I laughed as I could feel the blankets fall off of me, bringing me closer to Ethan.

"Rise and shine, sleeping beauty!" He teasingly called, wrapping his arms around my middle and lifting me up as soon as I was within reach. Another laugh escaped as I wrapped my arms around his neck, pressing my lips to his as my hand tangled itself in his hair. He groaned slightly as I gave it a gentle tug, kissing me back quickly before pulling away. "To the kitchen!" He said, backing away so I could get off the bed, taking the opportunity to give my butt a quick swat as I did.

I yelped in surprise, gently rubbing where he had smacked and playfully pouting as I looked back at him. A wide smirk had worked its way onto his face as he trailed behind me into the kitchen.

We stood next to each other trying to decide on what to make for breakfast before agreeing on some cereal. We sat at my small table in the dining area that was connected to the kitchen, occasionally talking as we ate, somewhat silently agreeing not to talk about the events of last night at the theatre. Breakfast was finished quickly and the bowls were placed in the sink for later.

"I'm gonna take a shower really quick, will you be good by yourself for like, 10 minutes?" I asked Ethan, turning around from the sink to look at him.

Ethan nodded, quickly thinking that he'd be even better if he was in the shower with her. "Yeah, I'm good. Do you mind if I change in your room?" He asked, pointing in the direction of her bedroom.

I nodded, a small laugh coming out. "Yeah, I don't care." I answered, heading towards my room with Ethan in tow closely behind me. I quickly grabbed my clothes from my room before heading to the bathroom to take the shower, leaving Ethan alone in my room.

I came out of the bathroom around 15 minutes later to find Ethan sitting on the couch in the living room, watching tv. I sat down next to him, bumping my shoulder with his. "What are you watching?" I asked, glancing towards the tv screen.

He looked over at me, making room for me to sit next to him as he shrugged his shoulders. "Nothing really, it just made nice background noise." He answered, wrapping an arm around my shoulders.

I smirked as I rested my head on his shoulder, silently pulling out my phone for a sneaky selfie.

Ethan just happened to glance up at the right moment and see the camera app open on my phone. "What do you think you're doing?" He playfully asked me, turning his head to look at me.

A shy smile formed on my face as I looked up at him to see a smirk on his own. "Nothing." I replied with a cheeky smile, drawing out the word.

Ethan chuckled, reaching out his arm to grab my phone out of my hand. "It doesn't look like nothing." He said, laughing as he held the phone out just like I had done moments before. He kissed my cheek as he snapped a quick picture before I turned my head to press my lips against his, prompting him to take another sweet picture.