better than this

Blair

Hunter and I practically fall asleep the second we are in our pyjamas and ready for bed. I am too tired and infatuated with Hunter to be bothered to convince him to sleep somewhere else so I let him sleep in my bed. And I'm not complaining one bit, falling asleep on his bare chest is one of the best things ever.

I wake up on the other side of the bed needing the toilet and tip toe out of the room. When I come back Hunter is still sleeping, he looks adorable with all his features softened and at rest. He starts to mumble just as I get under the covers. "Mummy." He says quietly in a vulnerable voice. I smile at his face, lit up by the street lights. I try to talk back to him just to see what happens. "Hunter?" I say softly and he furrows his eyebrows. "Why aren't you calling me Huntsy Bear. Call me Huntsy Bear." He says and I can't help myself, I laugh out loud and try to keep myself quiet but he wakes up anyway. He groans and looks over at me, I laugh louder now that I know he's awake. "What?" He asks in a sleepy voice, which is very hot. "Oh nothing Huntsy Bear." I say and burst into a fit of giggles again. He is too tired to be too embarrassed and just laughs with me. "Did I speak in my sleep?" He asks, slightly embarrassed as he scratches his head, his voice is low and cracks which is still extremely, extremely hot. I nod and laugh again. He reaches over and softly strokes my cheek with his thumb, smiling affectionately at me. I stop laughing and smile at him, "What?" I ask and he continues stroking my cheek. "You're so gorgeous." He whispers almost incredulously and I blush and look down, avoiding eye contact. "I love you." He says quietly and I look back up at him, into his eyes as he smiles at me in the dark. "I love you too Huntsy Bear." I joke and he laughs quietly. "How do you make that stupid, embarrassing nickname almost sound like a cute pet name..." He asks as he watches me, I laugh and shake my head. "You want me to start calling you that then?" I ask him and he widens his eyes. "No. No definitely not." He says quickly and I laugh. "Well...if you really want to I guess I could live with it." He says and I furrow my eyebrows and shake my head. "No I'm fine..." I tell him and he smiles and nods his head.

"Ugh what time is it? Now I'm fully awake." Hunter asks as he rolls onto his back and looks up at the ceiling. I am already in this position and stare up at my blank roof. I turn my head slightly to look at the clock across the room. "3:56AM." I inform him and sigh. I'm wide awake as well so it is annoying. "Sorry for waking you up." I tell him and roll back onto my side and stare at his side profile in the dimly lit room. "It's fine. I don't blame you. I would have laughed too." He admits and raises his arm to rest his head on his hand. I watch as the muscles in his arm and chest shift around and then quickly look back up at his face before I do something. He turns onto his side and stares at me, his fingers tracing the outline of my face. He runs his index finger down my neck until he rests at the bottom and rubs it with his thumb, a smile on his lips. "You proud of your work?" I ask as he traces circles around the red mark on my neck. He nods and smiles adorably. "Definitely." He says and wraps his arm around me.

I lean in and kiss him softly. When we pull apart he grins at me, "I love it when you kiss me." He says and I smile at him before leaning and kissing him again. Our lips part and he pulls me in and I sink into his embrace. He rests his chin lightly on top of my head and I lean my face into his chest. "You know, nerves. I could lie with you. Like this. Forever." He says sleepily and yawns. He lowers his head to kiss the tip of my nose slowly, his lips lingering slightly and I feel his eyelashes fluttering on the skin of my forehead as he closes his eyes. "Me too." I whisper and he smiles, his lips moving just above my eyes, before raising his head and pulling my head into his chest again. I slowly close my eyes and breath in his scent, he smells distinctly of Hunter, it's a smell you can't really get from after shave or deodorant. He smells partially like mint, with a faint hint of whatever the fragrance he uses is. He also smells like warmth and comfort. I don't know how you can smell like that but he somehow manages it. After a while of listening to his soft breathing in my ear I fall into a relaxed and happy sleep.

1 month, 3 weeks, 1 day