confession [a short story]

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confession
| one: AM |

Noah groaned and sniffed, struggling to open his eyes as the sunlight seeped in through the drapes of his room. Turning over on his queen sized bed, he squinted his eyes open, the blurry figure of Charlotte sleeping peacefully next to him put a grin on his face. He shifted over to her, rubbing his hand down her bare arm and over her slim waist.

Charlotte moaned, feeling the movement of her boyfriend's calloused palm over her skin. "Morning, beautiful." Noah whispered into her ear, kissing her shoulder. Sleepily opening her eyes, Charlotte yawned out, "Morning." She turned over and buried her face into his chest, inhaling his scent that she's come to love. Noah wrapped his arms around her, "How'd you sleep?" Suppressing another yawn, Charlotte mumbled out a "good".

The couple sighed in unison, soaking in the comfortable silence. Charlotte's breathing had slowed to a steady pace, telling Noah that she had fallen back asleep. He looked around his room, admiring the few pictures and posters he had poorly taped to the wall. Glancing at the night stand, his eyes spot the picture frame that stood next to his broken clock. The picture of him and Charlotte hugging and laughing always puts a smile on his face, reminiscing the moment the picture was taken. He couldn't believe they've been together for almost a year already.

Deciding to check the time, Noah cautiously removed an arm around Charlotte, careful not to wake the sleeping girl. He grabbed his phone, seeing the time was nine o'clock. Remembering their plans for the day, he reluctantly shook Charlotte awake. "Gotta get up, baby. We have the barbecue with your family today."

Charlotte sighed, opening her eyes, "Do we have to go? Can't we just stay in and cuddle all day?" Noah chuckled. "As much as I would love that, you promised your parents we would go." Charlotte playfully pouted, Noah noticing and laughing again, giving her a small kiss. "We should start getting ready, yeah?"

Unwilling to do so, Charlotte and Noah released each other and sat up. "I'm going to start a shower, care to join?" Charlotte smirked at Noah as she left the room, walking towards the small bathroom. "Be there in a minute!" He called back. Taking another glance at the framed photo, he smiled to himself before finally getting up and joining his lover in the bathroom.