Iridescent

Remember you're loved and you always will be

(A/N- Italics is a flashback in this chapter.  You find out more about Mila in this chapter.  Votes and Comments make my day especially after a difficult week.)

The sun shining onto his face woke him up. Groaning, he softly cursed not getting up and closing the curtains before falling asleep last night. As he turned to his right he smiled at the sight before him. Mila was sleeping on her stomach with her head facing him and one of her hands rested near her face. With a quick reach to his side table, he picked up the digital camera that was there and took a couple pictures of her.

"I better be completely covered up if you're sneaking photos of me," Mila told him as he looked over the pictures he took. Looking down at her, he switched the camera back into the position it needed to be in order to take more photos. The moment her eyes opened he snapped one. Mila groaned pulling the blanket to just below her eyes. "I just woke up. It's too soon to be shoving a camera in my face."

"But you look beautiful," Mike smiled seeing the glare she sent his way. He placed the camera back where it had been before turning to where she was laying pulling her into his arms. "I don't want to get out of bed. I like it here with you."

Mila smiled kissing the area of his neck she could reach. "Should I play the realistic girlfriend or agreeable girlfriend?"

Mike laughed rubbing her lower back. "Agreeable."

"Yeah, let's stay in bed all day. We have nothing else to do."

"I like that idea," He replied kissing her forehead before sighing. "Okay, now that we lived in fantasyland. Realistic girlfriend please."

"We have a lot to do today with running errands and making sure you're packed up for tomorrow. So we should get up and get moving," Mila said pulling out of his arms.

"I wasn't aware realistic girlfriend also meant you pulled away. That's harsh," He pouted crossing his arms over his chest.

"Realistic girlfriend is going to take a shower and was hoping you'd be joining," She quipped back raising a brow as she stood from the bed completely naked. Mila watched as his eyes ogled her body freely until a smirk crossed his lips.

"Realistic girlfriend for the win!" Mike cheered rolling across the bed to where she was standing picking her up as he made his way into the bathroom as her laughs filled the room.

Mike sighed from his bunk not feeling tired even though it was late and everyone else was sleeping. It has been 3 days since he left and every night he's been having the same issue with falling asleep. He knew it wasn't the fact that he had gotten used to sleeping next to her, they had only done that a couple of times before he left. What was causing it was how much he missed her. The last time he remembered this happening was right after the break-up but he was busier then than he is now. Now that they've made a name for themselves they didn't have to be the barely known opening band. Now they were headlining their own tour and besides the meet and greet with LPU members, an interview here and there and occasional sound check, he found that he had a lot more free time. Which meant he was thinking of her a lot and even though he worked on art or music, it was never enough to keep her off his mind for long.

Reaching for his phone like he's done every night, he sent her a text knowing that she was three hours behind where he was. He didn't expected her to respond. She has work tomorrow and tends to go to bed at a decent hour unlike him. Regardless he knew that come tomorrow Mila would wake up and see that he was thinking of her. It was something he knew would bring a smile to her face and that was enough to make him happy.