Grabbing the quilt, I pulled it over our cooling bodies.The soft fabric was a comforting weight as I settled into a peaceful sleep, Robbie’s warm presence beside me.
CHAPTER 14
ROBBIE
Waking up in Ashton’sapartment, in his arms, was-a revelation.The way the early morning sunlight caught the waves in his hair, how it danced on his skin.The way his eyelashes fluttered while he dozed.
He was beautiful.
Stunning.
Breath-taking, like looking at a stained-glass window crafted by a master artist.
Waking up in cum-dried underwear giving me the mother of all wedgies was less fun.That and Ashton was a blanket-hog.Somehow, he had wrapped the quilt around half of his body as if he were a burrito and was making soft snuffling noises.I wasn’t sure if he was more adorable or sexy.Maybe a little of both.I didn’t need to figure that out right now.
Much like I didn’t need to unpack just how much I enjoyed everything that happened last night.Ashton was so easy to talk to.Spending time with him was easy, addictive in a way I’d not expected.
Like my losing track of time.
Last night was the first time I’d been so into a date that I wasn’t checking my watch or stressing about my life.Or worried about missing my train.Knowing myself, I was going to have to deep-dive into that fact at some point.Just not right now, here while Ash was nuzzling into my neck.
Ash?
Would Ashton let me call him that?
A little bubble of hope sprang up that one day we could be at the stage where we could be ‘Rob and Ash’.That was another thing to add to the ‘needs more thought’ bucket.
Was I indulging in wishful thinking?
Yep.
Did I want to stop and return to reality?
Haha, no, not quite yet.I wanted to lie here, watch this beautiful man sleep, and just let my imagination roam free.
I’d been struggling to find words to finish my novel; nothing that I wrote seemed good enough.Now I was all kinds of inspired.With Ashton as my muse.My head was filled with ideas, plots, characters, and fantastical places.All just begging to be put down on paper.
