Simple Morning

 

It’s early morning as the sun peeks through the curtains to gently wake them. He’s off today, she won’t work till later so they have all morning.

She quietly stirs, breaking the warmth that had surrounded them through the night. His hand brushed over her forehead moving the curls away from her face, for hours as the sun woke the rest of the world, they laid content in the quietness, nothing needing be said as his fingers played in her morning hair rearranging her curls, trickling down across her shoulders. They drifted in and out of light sleep, taking their time to wake.

Leaning down he placed a kiss to her forehead as her eyes glanced up at his, the greens and golds of the hazel, rich in the morning light, a quiet smile creeping across her lips.

She sat up giving a gentle stretch, her tank top moving with her body as a playful squeak escaped her. His chuckle was soft and quiet joined by her warm giggle as she reached over to the nightstand to grab the book that lay there.

She leaned back into him, lying diagonally. Her head on his chest, both still wrapped in the blankets. Her slender fingers opening to the page they had left off on.

By now it was mid morning the sun blazing warmly through the sheer curtains giving her warm light to read with, the conversations of the birds gentle and sweet.

One of his hands went back to playing, combing through her curls the other sliding around her waist, his fingers lightly dancing across her stomach. She could feel chills roll in waves up her sides as she tried not to wiggle from his touch.

She could feel him smiling, knowing he was tickling her but she kept reading aloud trying not to giggle through it.

Her voice flowed slowly over the words as he pictured each scene, the tickling stopped, his hand just resting there as he concentrated on her voice, on the words, tugging at the strands of her hair as she read.

 

It’s a simple morning, It’s simple happiness, simple love.

 

Reviews

[Cassandra]

What a lovely short story of love. I particularly liked how you started this story off "He's off today, she won't work till later so they have all morning.." it could have been an explicit story and yet it was pure and loving and sweet. Your description was very visual and I could just see them lying in bed together cuddling, so much in love. You have to cherish those tiny moments in a relationship and you've captured one quite well. I used to have a relationship where our schedules allowed for odd days off and this reminded me how important it was to treasure the time you had to spend, mornings off together were few and far between and this story just reminded me how good they had been. Thanks :)