"Micah."
I groaned slightly at the sound.
"Micah, wake up," a voice sang to me.
I groaned again, louder this time.
"Micah, babe, you can't stay asleep all day," the sing-song voice chided me, "you have to wake up now."
"It's Sunday," I mumbled in protest.
"Exactly! It's your one day off this week, and you're wasting it by sleeping! Come on, it's pracatically noon already."
Through one half-opened eye, I glanced the alarm clock on my bedside table:
8:46 A.M
it read in harsh red numbers.
"You're an ass." I felt a scruffy chin against my cheek, followed by a brief kiss. I yawned in response.
"Oh, don't be like that. You know how I hate to be alone. I just miss you, especially since we've both been working so much."
I had to give him that one - we'd both been working 60+ hours a week, with our days off never coinciding with one another. Reluctantly, I peeled my face off my pillow and turned to him.
"Good morning," I greeted him with a breathy sigh. He flashed me a dazzling smile.
"There's my beautiful boyfriend. I was worried you'd begun to mold there."
So dramatic.
"Nick, it's not even 9 yet. And if I may add, we were up rather late last night."
He bit his lip and eyed me devilishly. "Yes, yes we were. You didn't seem to mind being kept up so late
as I
remember it. And why was that? Do
you
remember?"
A flash of memories from the night before filled my mind - Nick and I, drinking wine over dinner, watching a movie, cuddling beneath an old blanket. Then, the two of us forgetting the movie altogether as we expored each others' mouths and bodies as if for the first time, even after two years together. And some time after that which could have been minutes or hours, me tugging him by his lips with my teeth into our bedroom, only a few steps away in our tiny apartment. I recalled the two of us falling onto our bed, tangled in the sheets and each other, eager to please and be pleased while our tongues danced carnally and unrestrained. Nick popping up unexpectedly looking half-crazed, reaching behind him with a deft hand in search of an almost empty bottle of --
"Micah? Still there?"
His amused questions snapped me back to reality. "Well, if you'd have had kept your hands to yourself, I might not be so put-out."
He rolled his eyes. "Oh, don't make yourself into a martyr. If I'd kept my hands to myself you'd be begging me to so much as glance at you right now."
I gave him a kiss on his beautiful, smugly set lips. His stubble scratched me in the most pleasant way, and I was just going to deepen the kiss when he pulled away. I gave him a quizzical look.
"Babe, and I say this with all the love in my heart, but you really have to go brush your teeth." He gave me an adorably apologetic look.
Fully awake, I hopped out of bed and went to brush me teeth. Of course, Nick had already brushed his teeth, being the sleep Nazi he is. If it weren't that I liked his facial hair so much he probably would have been shaved, too. Since he never cleaned the sink out after he shaved, it was doubly beneficial.
"It's raining," he said to me by way of greeting as I returned.
"So it is," I agreed as I glanced out the window. I hoped he wasn't planning on going hiking, as he'd mentioned in passing a couple times the week before. I climbed back into bed and turned towards him. "Maybe we can just take it easy today? I know how you like to go out and do things, but a day together here sounds nice too, right?"
He chuckled at my anxious hopefulness. "You know, that sounds great to me."
"Really?"
"Yeah, we haven't had much alone time as of late. We somehow never seem to be able to manage a day or two together."
"I completely agree," I said with a sly smile. "What do you want to do first?"
He stroked my arm lightly, and leaned in close to me. He trailed small kisses from the corner of my lips to me left ear.
"How's breakfast sound?" he whispered seductively.
"Mmm, delicious," I replied as I licked my lips.
All of a sudden, I was alone in the bed and Nick was pulling on a pair of grey sweatpants.
"What are you doing?" I asked, completely confused.