The Light You Give

14.

Light pours in to the room. My eyes slowly open as I draw into consciousness. Where they land on Seth's peaceful sleeping face.

The wall my bed sits against is pushed lightly against my back, Seth's arms are draped around my waist gently. I watch Seth's face as he takes in deep even breaths.

I reach up and push his hair out of the way of his closed eyes. Shifting my hand from his hair tracing his eyebrows, nose, cheekbones, jawline, eyes and then finally his lips. Admiring the symmetry his face has, admiring his soft full lips. I trace them gently as they twitch in to a smile.

"Admiring my face princess?" Seth asks me sleepily, his eyes still closed.

"The symmetry of your face is admirable." I say with a smile.

"You should see yours." Seth replies snuggling in to me. Resting his head in the crook of my neck.

"What time is it?" I ask him carefully.

"The others have already gone to school, they came in earlier and tried to wake us up. I offered to hang with you for the day. Bea said she'll pick you up for dress shopping after school." Seth mumbles against my neck. His lips tickling my neck softly as he spoke, sending shivers down my spine.

"Your tickling my neck." I say to Seth. I can almost feel him smile against my neck as he mumbles something.

"What did you say?" I ask him.

"I said if I wasn't half asleep I would tickle you." Seth says, his lips once again tickling my neck.

"Go back to sleep then, I don't want to be tickled." I say with a small sigh.

"I will, this is very comfortable." He says with a yawn.

After a while, Seth's breathing falls even again and I know he's asleep again. I reach one arm up behind me to the wide windowsill. To where my phone charges, careful not to move to much and wake Seth. I wrap my arms around Seth and rest them on his shoulders, his face buried just underneath my neck. Which is surprisingly comfortable.

I sigh and turn on Love Island on my phone, reaching one arm and skilfully finding my AirPods in the process. Before settling in to watch it. After an episode and a half of love island, I attempt pulling myself from Seth's embrace. So I can go cook some Pancakes.

He stirred slightly and tightens his grip around me. Not allowing me to leave.

"I'm going to make pancakes. Let me go." I tell him.

"But you're comfy and warm and you smell nice." Seth moans sleepily.

"Blueberry pancakes?" I ask him as I once again attempt to pull myself out of his arms. He loosens his grip on me and I climb out of bed, in the process climbing over him.

I fix my hair into a bun as I climb down the stairs. The smell of freshly roasted coffee filled my nose.

"She awakens." Leroy's voice rings out from the dining table.

"Ahh yes, the beast has risen from her cave," Jacob says peering over his laptop. Steaming hot coffee in front of him.

"Wheres your Mr Beauty?" Leroy asks, returning a fist bump from Jacob for his slick joke.

"Seth. Is still asleep." I say rolling my eyes at them emphasising the Seth part to indicate he is not 'mine.'

"There's some leftover pancake batter there," Jacob says pointing to a bowl.

"You guys are my favourite," I say with a grin. I might as well pray to the gods. Dear gods, thank you for saving me the work.

"We know," Leroy says with a grin.