Grace
I awoke to an apartment bathed in the soft glow of morning light, and for a moment, I lay there alone, cocooned beneath the warm weight of the duvet. I shifted a little, feeling my muscles pull and tense a bit, but there was no one else in bed with me.
I heard Cecil's laughter, then Charles' low rumble, and Kelly's voice outside. It seemed like I was the last to wake up. The night before flashed through my mind. I couldn't say what I had been thinking. I couldn't say if I had remained conscious through it all, but I felt safe, and my whole body was thrumming with satisfaction.
How had Charles known what I needed even as I didn't? After that kiss, I felt a mess. I wanted him, but it wasn't him exactly that I was after assurance, safety, a chance to escape reality, maybe.
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