Six
A chill brushed along my arm and woke me up from my slumber. The prickling of being watched kept me from falling back into my dreams and had me turning around.
I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes and found the source of the slightly odd sensation.
“Morning.” Ashleigh fluttered her fingers along my cheek, her smile tender and loving.
“Morning,” I croaked. It took a moment or two for my brain to job into gear, but I could afford that. I knew I was safe. “Have you been up long?”
She let out a soft hum. “Just a little while.”
“So you were just watching me?”
Her eyes flickered in the faint sunlight as she smiled. “You’re just so adorable.”
“I am?” I frowned. “Why?”
“You just are.” Her soft lips pressed a kiss onto mine, a gesture so intimate and private, it made my heart ache. If onl
