Page 17 of Fragile Love (Fragile 3)
“Stuck?”
“Dream,” he grunted.
“Wake up, sexy. Come on. I’m here waiting for you.” She sounded like she was smiling. Cool hands touched his face and combed back the thick strands of hair that had fallen against his forehead.
He felt a kiss on the tip of his nose and felt the blood flow back into his arms. Mostly conscious, he reached up and rubbed his eyes. When he had scraped away the dried sleep that had gathered in the corners, he looked up and saw Lillian’s face hovering above his. That cheeky smile of hers was already teasing him in his first waking moments.
“Hey,” she said again, running her dainty finger along his jaw line.
“Well, hey there.” His voice was as rough as sandpaper compared to her smooth, velvety one. “How do you always look so beautiful when you wake up?”
She giggled; it put a smile on his face to see her so happy. He pulled her close and she wrapped her arm around his torso. “I’ve been awake for a little while, actually.”
“Oh, sorry. You should’ve woken me up.”
“You were too cute to wake up.” She pinched his cheek. “You were hugging my pillow like a kid with his stuffed animal. It was adorable.”
“I’m not adorable.”
“Yes, you are.” Lillian scrunched up her face. “Did you sleep all right?”
Cayden yawned. “I had a really weird dream about Katharina.”
“Oh yeah?” She grew solemn.
“We were working out, but it was in a kids’ playground instead of a gym. And all the equipment kept disappearing then reappearing in a different place. It was so frustrating.”
“But it was probably a good workout, having to chase everything around all the time, right?” Despite her joke, her eyes were still serious.
“I guess.” He grinned. “I had another one, too.”
“What was it about?”
“Come here.” Before she could protest, he drew her against his chest again and held her tight. “It was a really nice one.”
“I like the sound of this,” she purred.
“How do you feel about a fireplace, a cabin, and a snowstorm?”
She nuzzled him. “Doesn’t sound bad at all. Until you realize it also sounds like a horror movie.”
Cayden groaned. “Way to ruin the fantasy! I was literally smelling the wood just now.”
“Whoops.”
“Well, it has definitely inspired me, so I’m going to look into getaways for us sometime in the near future, just so you know.”
“Excellent. I’m down for that. I could probably get some good reading done there, too.”
He ignored her joke and winked. “I’ll read your body while we’re there.”
Lillian squealed, and jumped away from him. “So naughty!”
“I can’t help it. You do that to me.”
Her cheeks grew rosy. “You know, we keep going down to breakfast every day half an hour before it’s over. We always miss the good stuff.”
“Hey, they have hot pancakes and bacon. That’s all I need in life. Aside from—” he stopped, and jokingly covered his mouth. “I was about to say something naughty.”
