Chapter 84: A Curious Delay
We woke up a few hours later, just as the sun was beginning to peak over the horizon. Christian was lying beside me with his hands wrapped around my chest.
"Hmm? Is it morning already?" he asked in a groggy voice.
"It is, but it’s still early. You have time to sleep a bit more if you want," I smiled.
The bed was very comfortable, and the comfortable nap made me wake up feeling refreshed.
Christian opened his eyes, looking at me gently. "I slept so well, thank you."
"Thank me? But I didn’t do anything," I said, confused.
"I’m not sure why, but whenever you sleep beside me, I seem to have much better sleep. Normally, I wake up throughout the night, but whenever you’re here with me, I sleep very well."
This was news to me. I didn’t know that he had difficulties staying asleep, but I was happy that my presence helped.
He does look more well-rested than he did this morning...
"Why did you come here so early? I was surprised to see you." I finally asked the question I wanted to ask him before the nap.
He moved his head so that it was resting on my lap. "After speaking with Morgan yesterday, I knew she would take my request to heart and have you wake up ridiculously early. I wanted to arrive before you to avoid what happened earlier, but I miscalculated."