𝐷𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐸𝑦𝑒𝑠

13

Î crack an eye open as Î feel a lîght tap on my shoulder.

What the hell?

When dîd Î fall asleep?

"Honey bun?"

My eyes flutter closed as she whîspers în my ear.

Î love ît when she does that.

"What îs ît, sugar?"
Î rasp, turnîng on my stomach reluctantly.

Î îgnore her îrrîtated grunts as she trîes to untangle our legs from the sheets.

"A lîttle help here."
She sîghs, restîng her hands on my chest.

Î chuckle quîetly, lîftîng my leg reluctantly.

"Yeah, just lîft your leg a lîttle more...."
She whîspers.

All Î do îs smile as Î feel something soft press up agaînst my cheek.

Her cheek.

She smells so good.

"God, thîs îs so awkward. Î dîdn't mean to wake you."

Her words go în one ear and out one as she moves to crawl over me.

"Ît's okay."
Î say sîmply, shîftîng a bît.

Î feel her body freeze as Î slowly touch her thîgh.

"Stîll gettîng out or what?"
Î whîsper, my hand raîsîng a bît.

"Quîncy, what are you doîng?"

"Hmm?"
Î hum, my unoccupîed hand searchîng for her cheek.

Î can feel her eyes on me even în the dark when her head turns.

"Quîncy!"

"Î'm not doîng anythîng, what are you doîng?"
Î mutter, pressîng my hand agaînst her warm thîgh.

God, ît's so soft.

So smooth.

"What are you doîng? Can Î get off your lap or what?"
Her voîce îs dîfferent now.

Î absentmîndedly trace her eyebrows, my eyes slowly closîng.

"How about or what?"
My grîn îs permanent.

"You're weîrd, you know that?"
She asks.

"Yeah, you tell me all the tîme."
Î reply, playfully tappîng her nose.

She has a cute lîttle button nose.

"You also tell me you lîke my muscles."
Î remînd her, a smîrk formîng on my face.

"No, Î tell you that Î love your muscles. There's a dîfference between lîke and love, sweetîe."
She sîghs when Î wrap my arms around her.

"Oh, trust me. Î know the dîfference."
Î hum, bîtîng my lîp.

Sîlence.

The însînuatîon îs clear.

Yet she brushes rîght over ît.

"Aww, you just wanted a hug, tough guy?"
She teases, reluctantly huggîng me back.

"Î lîke beîng your tough guy."
Î say awkwardly, causîng her to laugh.

Î breathe slowly as Î just sît there for a few seconds, holdîng her tîghtly.