Chapter 494: Kitten
Seb slid into bed early in the early hours of the morning. As he looked at the sleeping beauty in his bed, he felt his tiredness almost melt away. Nothing could beat this feeling of coming home to Olivia. And then shook his head at his own thoughts. Thankfully, no one could hear his thoughts or if they knew he was waxing such poetry, he would never hear the end of the teasing.
For a moment, just as he was about to pull her into his arms, he hesitated. Should he disturb her sleep? Sigh. He could watch her sleep all the time and he would get up feeling refreshed. So why move her. But even in her sleep, she seemed to sense him. Blearily she opened her eyes and gazed at him before smiling and beckoning him close.
Just as he leaned close to her, she threw an arm around his neck and pulled him even closer, murmuring his name softly,"Sebby."
Caught in a chokehold, but happy about it, he caressed her cheek with a smile on his face," Livi."
With her eyes still half closed, she peered at him," Why are you staring at me?"
"Because I love you.. And I’ve realized that I love you more each day."
Her eyes fluttered open when he failed to answer. With a smile, he caught her arm from around his neck and slid close to her, "I like staring at you."
As she smiled with her eyes closed, murmuring," That is good. I like staring at you too,", he realized that he had never seen her like this. Not in the past and not in these days of their marriage. This half asleep, slightly talkative Livi.
Once he’d gotten rid of this danger, he would need to confess to her. About their marriage and his opportunist and jerk-like behavious and about his love for her. He always hoped she knew that she was the love of his life, but he knew he needed to say it. Though he was kind of scared. Which was foolish, he knew.