[JULIAN]
I woke up with the bittersweet ache of lovemaking aftermath. I groaned sitting up. Zeus was still sound asleep beside me. The side of my lip corked up in a smile. There was a certain innocence attached to his sleeping form.
"Damn Julian! I love you. I love you so freaking much!"
My cheeks started to heat up at the memory of last night — of what he said. Nervously looking at his sleeping face I wondered if he had meant it, or whether the words had just been spun out at the moment. Besides, people said things like that when they had s*x, Linda used to say it when we had s*x.
My heart skipped a beat as I felt Zeus' hands cling to my legs. I looked down at him to be greeted with a grin.
"Good morning," he yawned, nuzzling closer.
"Good morning," I replied, running a hand through
