Beautiful Affection

CHAPTER 36

I apologize for making the chapters longer lately.

CHAPTER 36

It was around ten o'clock in the morning when Tomochika came back from Tokiya's apartment in order to grab a full set of clean clothes for him. The breakfast for the couple was all set and she spent a few minutes glancing at the clock, wondering how Tokiya was doing in the guest room.

"Normally, he's an early bird, right?" She murmured, battling against the hesitancy to check on him given she did not want his sleeping face (in case he was still sleeping) which was her favorite expression engrossed her too much. It was still embarrassing even he was her boyfriend now. "I guess I have to check on him. He was tired last night so he might be oversleeping."

She opened the door slowly. She barely could discern her boyfriend's sleeping figure given he was still wearing his yesterday black shirt while the duvet itself was dark brown in color. She headed slowly towards the window before pulling back the red curtains.

This was when a sight of the beautiful artist was in full view of the woman. Tokiya was in a deep sleep which made her sighed in relief. Last night, he insisted to cry in her arms but to no avail which made her worried sick until she could see this sight right now.

She was drawn to his look that it took her a while to realize that she was already sitting next to the bed, staring at the sleeping face in awe.

I wonder how Tokiya's parents look like to have a handsome son like this, she thought, her hand supported her chin. And yet, his mother abandoned him just because he wanted to pursue his dream instead of hers. Obviously, he chose the right path if it's not because of that toxic president."

And I do wonder if Haruka had ever seen Tokiya in Masato when they were dating. They both look similar anyway. Even Harumi and Mitsuki did mistake Tokiya as their father before.

She pushed away her thought as Tokiya shifted in his sleep. She slightly moved away from the bed so that she would not accidentally wake him up but it was too late. The blue eyes slowly opened, followed by an exhausted smile.

"Good morning," he said huskily.

"Good morning. Did you sleep well?" She asked while she lifted her hand to stroke his cheek.

"Yes," he replied, leaning closer against her soft palm with eyes closed.

Now, he's acting like a cat, she thought in amusement. Her love might not be reciprocated yet but she appreciated it the most when Tokiya was not hesitant to be affectionate. It showed his effort in trying to love her.

Tomochika leaned in, planting a long but soft kiss on the man's forehead.

"Hey, Tokiya."

"Yes?"

"About whatever happened to you last night, does it still make you sad?" She asked as she pulled away, curiosity and concern glistened in her eyes.

"What time is it now?"

"Around 10."

"Then, it's safe to say that it doesn't anymore. I was in very deep sleep if I woke up at a time like this. Apparently, that's what I got for sleeping on a woman's bed. The feeling and perfume... they are sooo nice and melting."

Tomochika blushed at the unexpected remark.

"For a Walking Ice, you do know how to play around with a woman's heart, don't you?" She said, looking away from him. More staring contest with him might cause danger for her heartbeat.