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Alice relaxed against him, glancing at the clock. It was five-thirty, which meant she didn’t have much more time in bed with him. “That’s nice of you to take his shift.”
He nipped at her neck and she shivered under his stubble. “We need the money and I’m sure he’d do it for me if the tables were turned.”
Closing her eyes, Alice began to doze, imagining a day where they could lounge around together with no commitments or responsibilities to get to. It was hard to believe they had been living together for over a month.
“You know, I was just thinking…” Jack muttered against her, his breath warm on her skin. “I was thinking how our plan was to spend more time together when you moved in.”
“Yeah?” Alice didn’t open her eyes. It took most of her energy to even answer him.
“Seems the only time we have any chance together is in bed. And we’re both too tired to, you know…” His hand trailed down her leg. “We need a vacation from life.”
“A vacation,” she repeated. “What the hell does that word mean?”
“I’ll let you know when I find out.” Propping himself up on his elbow, he groaned when he saw the time. “Shit, I gotta get up. Fires to put out. Little helpless kittens to save from trees.”
Alice missed his warmth next to her. Sitting up, she turned the lamp on and admired him as he walked across the room in his boxers. She wanted to pull him back into bed and take complete advantage of him. What was it about him that was so damn sexy, even just out of bed in the morning? The way his dark hair stuck out in every direction drove her imagination wild. The way he squinted from the sudden brightness tugged at her heartstrings.
“What are you staring at?” Jack asked, glaring at her through one open eye, his face crinkled as he adjusted to the lamp.
“I was just thinking.”
“About?”
Shrugging, Alice pulled the covers up around her. “About how much fun I’d have with you on a vacation. Just think of all the things we could do.”
Arching his eyebrow, Jack shook his head and laughed. “Somehow I think you’re not meaning sight seeing, are you?”
“Depends. From my vantage point, the view is pretty damn good.”
Scoffing, Jack stared at her, his playful grin adorable. “You’re gonna have to stop that talk before you make me late for work, Alice.” Sitting on the edge of the bed, he dipped his head and kissed her. “Seriously, let’s consider a vacation. School is almost out for summer. I’ve got some time saved up. It’d do us both some good.”
“Where would you like to go?”
“Anywhere with you.”
Alice gently pushed his shoulder. “Look at you Mr. corny.”
“It’s true.” He glanced at the alarm clock. “And on that note, I’m getting in the shower. Think about it. We’ll discuss it tonight when I get home.”
Since it was Saturday, Alice fell back to sleep after Jack had left. It was one way to not think too much about what could possibly happen to him, and she was exhausted from the school week before. Around ten AM, she decided to get up and make coffee. There was a note by the pantry, and she unclipped it.
Have a good day, my love. There’s nothing I’d want more than to spend time away with you. I’ll think about you all day today. Love you more than you’ll ever know.
-- Jack.
Folding it up, she placed it in her journal in her nightstand and took a long sip of coffee. His random notes, even if they were short, always made her happy. She couldn’t part with any of them, and her notebook was starting to get thick with them.
To keep busy, she went for a long run, bought groceries, and cleaned the house. It had killed several hours and before she knew it, it was almost time for Jack to be home. It was likely he’d be too tired to do anything, so she made something simple for dinner and found a good movie he’d hopefully want to watch, if he could stay awake long enough. It was after seven, and it was
Alice relaxed against him, glancing at the clock. It was five-thirty, which meant she didn’t have much more time in bed with him. “That’s nice of you to take his shift.”
He nipped at her neck and she shivered under his stubble. “We need the money and I’m sure he’d do it for me if the tables were turned.”
Closing her eyes, Alice began to doze, imagining a day where they could lounge around together with no commitments or responsibilities to get to. It was hard to believe they had been living together for over a month.
“You know, I was just thinking…” Jack muttered against her, his breath warm on her skin. “I was thinking how our plan was to spend more time together when you moved in.”
“Yeah?” Alice didn’t open her eyes. It took most of her energy to even answer him.
“Seems the only time we have any chance together is in bed. And we’re both too tired to, you know…” His hand trailed down her leg. “We need a vacation from life.”
“A vacation,” she repeated. “What the hell does that word mean?”
“I’ll let you know when I find out.” Propping himself up on his elbow, he groaned when he saw the time. “Shit, I gotta get up. Fires to put out. Little helpless kittens to save from trees.”
Alice missed his warmth next to her. Sitting up, she turned the lamp on and admired him as he walked across the room in his boxers. She wanted to pull him back into bed and take complete advantage of him. What was it about him that was so damn sexy, even just out of bed in the morning? The way his dark hair stuck out in every direction drove her imagination wild. The way he squinted from the sudden brightness tugged at her heartstrings.
“What are you staring at?” Jack asked, glaring at her through one open eye, his face crinkled as he adjusted to the lamp.
“I was just thinking.”
“About?”
Shrugging, Alice pulled the covers up around her. “About how much fun I’d have with you on a vacation. Just think of all the things we could do.”
Arching his eyebrow, Jack shook his head and laughed. “Somehow I think you’re not meaning sight seeing, are you?”
“Depends. From my vantage point, the view is pretty damn good.”
Scoffing, Jack stared at her, his playful grin adorable. “You’re gonna have to stop that talk before you make me late for work, Alice.” Sitting on the edge of the bed, he dipped his head and kissed her. “Seriously, let’s consider a vacation. School is almost out for summer. I’ve got some time saved up. It’d do us both some good.”
“Where would you like to go?”
“Anywhere with you.”
Alice gently pushed his shoulder. “Look at you Mr. corny.”
“It’s true.” He glanced at the alarm clock. “And on that note, I’m getting in the shower. Think about it. We’ll discuss it tonight when I get home.”
Since it was Saturday, Alice fell back to sleep after Jack had left. It was one way to not think too much about what could possibly happen to him, and she was exhausted from the school week before. Around ten AM, she decided to get up and make coffee. There was a note by the pantry, and she unclipped it.
Have a good day, my love. There’s nothing I’d want more than to spend time away with you. I’ll think about you all day today. Love you more than you’ll ever know.
-- Jack.
Folding it up, she placed it in her journal in her nightstand and took a long sip of coffee. His random notes, even if they were short, always made her happy. She couldn’t part with any of them, and her notebook was starting to get thick with them.
To keep busy, she went for a long run, bought groceries, and cleaned the house. It had killed several hours and before she knew it, it was almost time for Jack to be home. It was likely he’d be too tired to do anything, so she made something simple for dinner and found a good movie he’d hopefully want to watch, if he could stay awake long enough. It was after seven, and it was
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