Eden was curled up under the covers, her head resting on her arm and her blonde hair breaking few from her bun.
For a moment, there was nothing. It passed, however, and she turned over in her sleep and wrapped her arms around his waist, resting her head against his chest. “I love you,” she murmured, still mostly asleep.
He reached his hand up, resting it on her jaw as a lovely warmth would have spread through her, starting where he touched.