I’m numb—comfortably numb.
I’m surrounded by the only smell which reminds me of home. Not wanting this moment to ever end, I snuggle into Jude’s chest, intent on staying this way forever. A deep rumble makes me remember the profound sounds Jude made as he buried himself so deeply inside me, I never thought he’d be found.
Kissing over my eyelids, he chuckles. “Good morning.”
I groan. “No, it’s not morning yet.” I don’t want to open my eyes because I know what today holds. Once I face the harsh light of day, I know that today is the day that changes everything.
“No, you’re right, it’s not,” Jude whispers.
Before I can question him, I feel the silk sheets being wrapped around us, shielding us from the sunlight streaming in from the curtains. He kisses me just as he did last night and sti
