Everly woke up to Michael's hands slowly brushing her hair with his hands.
"You're up early," she commented without lifting her head to see if he was really awake.
"I know," he muttered.
She worried a bit about his early rising, because she knew him to be a huge fan of sleeping in. Or only waking up when they were obligations to be met, not just for the sake of starting his day early. But she didn't want to corner him into sharing his worries and thoughts with her as yet, especially not after last night. She decided to allow him a bit of breathing space until he felt ready to let her in, himself. And in the meantime, she asked a safe question.
"Did you sleep well?" She snuggled closer and smiled a bit when she felt his arm tightening around her.
"I did," he said. "What about you?"
