Ben
I opened my eyes, and Lindsey was wrapped in my arms with her leg draped over me. She breathed gently, and I felt her naked body rise and fall. I pulled her closer, and now that I had her, I never wanted to let her go. It took what seemed to be a lifetime to get this far. As couples go, we’d appeared to have gone through all the crap, and now there were only good times ahead. Seven-year itch, this was rubbish. It came and went while we were apart.
“Good morning,” Lindsey said as she lifted her head. “I was listening to your heart beating.”
“So long as it keeps beating, that’s all that matters,” I quipped. She rested her head back on my chest and ran her hand under the bedsheet and over my stomach.
“I could get used to this,” Lindsey replied, now teasing the lines between my abs. Sh
