244 Jer the mer

Aleister rolled to the side and grabbed the back of her head, pulling her close till she was cocooned in his arms. 

She inched closer to him, pressing her cheek on his chest as she hummed.

He kissed her hair, inhaling her familiar scent as he closed his eyes. 

He would give up on anything to have this moment last longer. Anything. 

The next morning.

Esme tried to roll to the side but her movements were obstructed.

She tried to move again but the arm around her waist tightened.

Esme slowly opened her eyes, shielding them with the back of her palm as she tried to adjust her vision to the glaring sunlight entering through the gaps between the velvet curtains draped over the glass walls.

She removed her palm from her face and the first thing that greeted her vision was the face of the man who was holding her tightly in his embrace.