I compelled myself to relax. This simplicity was once all he wanted, and I was enjoying his closeness. "Yeah...it's nice. Are you okay?" I absentmindedly traced a circle on his chest.
He chuckled softly. "I'm fine, Askel." He gently rubbed my back.
I sighed and certainly relaxed, clutching him tighter with my arm and my leg. He pulled me tighter in response and we sincerely held every other. I watched his shirt upward shove and fall with his even breathing. I gazed at the skin of his neck. I watched his throat go when he swallowed. I lingered over the close to proper angle at the corner of his sturdy jaw. Finally, I closed my eyes and nestled into his neck, letting the heat of his presence wash over me.
All too soon he stirred underneath me, and I realized that I had fallen asleep in hi
