ROWAN
I wake up to the gentle stroking of his fingers on my face.
Almost like soft feather touches, careful not to disturb me.
“Why aren’t you sleeping?” I murmur as I turn into his chest, hiding my face into it.
“It is morning,” he whispers into my hair.
“So? After the hectic days we have had, I don’t think a sleep in would be out of order.”
“True. You know, normally I would have been out of bed by now. Earlier than this. You make me lazy.”
“Is that a good thing or a bad thing?”
“Hmm, ask me that question with your eyes open.”
I lean back before opening my eyes to look up at him.
“Is that a good thing or a bad thing?” I repeat.
“Hmm, definitely a good thing. How can it be anything but, with those beautiful eyes for your looking at me. I honestly wouldn’t mind waking up like this.”
“You are cheesy,” I say with a giggle.
“That is your fault too,” he replies before leaning down to kiss me. “Good morning,” he whispers after he pulls away
“Good morning.”
“How do you feel? Did I… are you okay? Are you hurt?”
“No, why?”
“Are you… happy?”
Oh.
He is still worried.
“Viktor, if I had any qualms about us sleeping together, I wouldn’t have let it go on. I swear it.”
“I know. I know… I just… I am just worried. I want this to be good for you. Amazing really.”
“It was. You were amazing. Still are. And as far as I am concerned, last night was my first time. And it was perfect.”
He beams at me at that and then leans down again to kiss me.
“I love you,” he whispers.
The confession sends a thrill down my spine.
It wasn’t the large, passionate or noisy confession that most girls dream of, it is quiet.
Calm.
Assured.
Perfect
“I love you too,” I say before pulling him down for another kiss and this time, we take our time getting to know each other’s body.
A long time.
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Brrrrr.
“What was that?” Viktor asks with a chuckle as he pauses in stroking my hair.
“Hey, don’t tease. I didn’t eat much last night. You can’t blame me for starving.”
“No. But it sounded like some giant monster roaring from a distance.”
“I am going to bite you.”
“Would you? Please?”
“It won’t be the nice kind of biting.”
“You are no fun,” he grumbles as he begins to move. “Come on, then. Let’s go feed the hungry tummy.”
“Are you going to cook?” I ask as I trail after him with the blanket clutched around me as I begin picking up my clothes.
“Of course. I love cooking for you. You are a very enthusiastic audience.”
“Just an audience.”
“Are you fishing for compliments?”
“No,” I say as I head to the bathroom. “Just starving.”
In less than ten minutes, we are both heading down the stairs, hand in hand.
The mood is light and casual as we walk through the corridors and into the kitchen only for us to stop in shock at the scene in front of us.
Andre and Lisa.
On the counter.
Both half naked.
“Are you fucking kidding me?!” Viktor snaps out once he gets over his shock. “On the kitchen counter! Where our food is made?! What the hell Andre!”
At his first sound, they both spring apart and rush to pull their clothes on and by the time Viktor is done, they are both fully dressed and completely embarrassed.
“Good morning,” Andre greets while Lisa hums something similar to that, both of them avoiding our gaze.
At least, we aren’t that shameless.
I mean, we had the presence of mind to head to a room to carry on rather than being caught out like that.
“The only reason you remembered that was because you two heard a door shut,” my wolf remarks.
“Oh, you shut up,” I retort.
“I am glad you two have resolved your issues,” I tell them as I head to one of the counter stools. “You look good together.”
“Thank you, Luna,” Andre replies and the title gives me a sort of shock. “Does that mean we have your blessing?”
“My blessing? For what?” I ask, confused.
“For-”
“Uh, no,” Lisa cuts him off before whispering something into his ear.
“Oh. I see. Never mind then, Luna,” he says
Those two are weird.
“Okay,” I say as I tag along Viktor as he moves to the fridge.
“You two are going to clean that place,” Viktor snarks at them. “There is no way I am going to cook anything on there with all your body fluids getting into the food.”
“What body fluids?” Andre demands. “We didn’t- wait,” he stops abruptly. “Are you two wearing yesterday’s clothes?”
As one, both I and Viktor look down at ourselves
I flush in embarrassment as I notice that we are indeed in last night’s clothes.
I didn’t even register it as I was putting them on.
“Oh…” Lisa croons at us. “So you two were also exchanging body fluids, huh?”
“What? No… I …”
“At least it was done in the privacy of our own rooms,” Viktor says, saving me from making a fool of myself. “You know, with claimed doors and where no food will be contaminated.”
“Oh, let it rest will you?” Andre begs.
“No, I won’t. I was planning on cooking for Rowan but now thanks to you two, I can’t.”
“There is some leftover food from the meeting in the fridge,” Lisa offers. “You can’t warm it up.”
“Whatever,” he mutters as he begins pulling out Tupperware. “Nasty people,” he mutters under his breath a s she begins preparing our breakfast.
He is just serving the plates when Jhenelle walks in with a sleepy look on her face and a pout on her lips.
“Hi, sweetheart,” I greet as she walks into my arms. “How was your night?”
“You didn’t come to see me,” she grumbles as she lays her head in my chest. “Both of you l.”
“Oh. I am sorry, sweetheart. We lost track of time.”
“It is true,” Viktor says as he comes around and places a kiss in her head. “By the time we were done, you were already asleep,” he continues with a wink to me.
I barely manage to stifle the giggle that almost escapes.
“All day?” She asks. “You were busy all day?”
“Yes. Adult things are boring and no fun,” he replies.
“Can we have fun today then?”
“Sure. What do you have in mind?”
“Let’s go out,” she chirps. “I want ice cream!”
“Ice cream? Just ice cream?”
“And… and to play. Are there swings here?”
“How about a picnic?” Lisa suggests. “For all of us. It will be a nice change of pace, won’t it?”
“I guess, it can’t hurt,” I reply.
“Great!” Viktor exclaims at Jhenelle. “I guess we are going picnicking.”
“Yay!”