Petals and Thorns / l.h ✔️

17

~Juno's POV~

On Saturday morning, I woke up to the feeling of Luke flopping into my bed gently, waking me up immediately. My eyes shot open in surprise and I sleepily looked over at him, just to see he was laying there with Anais in his arms, cradling her to his chest.

The sight made my lips tug up into a tiny smile, tiredly rubbing my eyes as I giggled softly and rolled over to face him. He looked so cute like that, cradling her while he smiled charmingly at me. "Hi." I whispered, hoping I didn't have god awful morning breath, and that I didn't look like a donkey's taint. I felt very gross and I could only hope I didn't look it as well. "Hey, pumpkin." He grinned, a little glint in his blue eyes. I curled my legs up beneath the blanket, forming myself into a tiny ball. "I see you still are beautiful as ever, even in the mornings." He said playfully, slipping his hand into mine. Thinking that he was being sarcastic, I couldn't help but to blush, embarrassed. "Yeah, I know it's a scary sight. You should've waited until I was awake." I huffed, looking down at my blankets.

Luke cocked a brow up and then rolled his eyes when he realized I wasn't joking, shaking his head. "I was being serious." He stated, peering down at me until I glanced up to meet his gaze. I furrowed my brows and his lips twitched up. "You're beautiful even in the mornings, somehow. I thought everyone was a little ugly in the morning, but...not you, evidently." He muttered.

I blushed and sat up, feeling flattered. Nobody had ever told me something like that before. "I-I should go and take a shower." I said quietly, not sure what to say back to that. It always felt weird to say thank you when someone complimented me. He nodded his head and watched me as I slipped out of bed and headed over to the dresser, grabbing a pair of undergarments. "Hey." Luke blurted suddenly, stopping me right before I could head into the bathroom, making me turn back to him with a curious furrow in my brows.

"Yes?" I asked, looking at him expectantly from the bathroom doorway. "I was thinking we could go to the park today. All three of us, I mean. I figured maybe it'd be nice, since Ana is always inside." He suggested, his attentive eyes trying to gauge my reaction.

My lips pulled into a big smile, eagerly nodding my head. "That sounds fun. Ana will love that." I responded, pushing a strand of my hair behind my ear. He was right. Anais didn't really get to go places often, so I thought it would be nice for us all to go to the park. She'd have fun.

Smiling happily to myself, I headed into the bathroom and shut the door behind me, making sure to lock it. I got in the shower and did my usual routine, as well as shaved my body since I was beginning to get a little stubble again. When I was done in the shower, I got out and wrapped myself in a towel, beginning to dry off. Next, I put on my bra and panties, keeping my towel around myself as I left the bathroom and entered the closet to get dressed, noticing that Luke had briefly left my room as I passed through my room.

I got dressed in a pair of light blue denim shorts that were a little distressed, with a black tank top and a pair of black boots. My burnt orange cardigan was short sleeved and fell around my thighs, just below my shorts. I left my hair down in natural waves and then slid a black beanie on my head, hiding the top of my hair. Now that I was dressed, I left the closet and entered my room, finding that Luke was back again.

This time, Anais had been changed out of her pajamas and Luke had also changed his clothes. She had on a long sleeved shirt and a pair of leggings with a small pair of booties, so I'd say she looked rather cozy. I thought it was rather sweet that Luke had dressed her with thought of the fact that it was slightly chilly outside, not wanting her to be cold or to get sick. It made me smile.

Luke's eyes landed on me and he smiled softly, holding Anais to his chest. "You look cute." He grinned, a playful look on his handsome face. I smiled and walked over, placing a kiss on Ana's forehead as she cooed happily and looked up at Luke. She really seemed to like him, which was something I definitely didn't blame her for. "Thank you." I said back to him, biting my cheek. I didn't even have any makeup on, either, so all of my freckles and the little mole on my cheekbone were out for him to see. And yet, he thought they were cute. He liked them.