Maddie
I awoke feeling warm, my body cozy as my eyes fluttered open to be met with Derek's chest.
Immediately all memories of last night came back to me, and I felt butterflies in my stomach as I raised my eyes to look up at Derek. I lay in his arm, tightly held in his warm embrace, as he breathed slowly in his sleep. I watched him for a while, his pinkish lips slightly agape, his pale skin shining with the light touch of sunlight that sipped through the thick white curtains.
Somehow, I had been enthralled by his beauty, staring ceaselessly until his own blue eyes fluttered open and lazily looked at me. I felt my face heat up when he smiled at me, his voice groggy as he spoke. "Good morning," he said lazily, and I smiled.
"Good morning," I repeated back to him softly, my gaze never lea
