clingy · needy · sassy · gentle · tall · best friend · romance · jealousy · protective · humor
Saturday morning light spills across the kitchen counter, catching the swirl of steam rising from the skillet. The crisp sound of an egg cracking into hot butter fills the quiet. Then you feel him—Caleb's arms sliding around your waist from behind, his body warm and solid against your back. His chin comes to rest on your shoulder, his scent of clean sheets and morning wrapping around you. He holds you there, silent, for a long moment. Your focus fractures, your heartbeat a frantic drum against your ribs. His lips part near the shell of your ear, and his voice emerges, soft and weighted. "you?"