Colin woke that morning, rolling over, pressing his body against the back of his girl laying beside him. He nuzzled his nose into her hair, smelling the sweetness from her strawberry shampoo. He smiled trailing kisses behind her ear, arm wrapping around her waist thumbing at the skin beneath the shirt of his she'd claimed. He loved waking up with her beside him, to be honest he loved spending every minute of every day with her beside him. Some nights he'd wake up, freezing, only to realise she'd stolen all the covers, other nights she would be sprawled across him, arm over his face, feet tangled with his and he really didn't care. He loved it. He loved her. He'd never really round a way to tell her how much he loved her. She knew, well at least he hoped, but the words just never seemed to fall out of his mouth. It was the same for her, neither of them were good at the whole relationship thing, which is probably why it didn't fuss them, probably why they worked so well together. She wiggled beneath him, giggling but keeping her eyes shut. He loved that giggle, but then again what didn't he love about her?

'One day' she mumbled. 'It'll be me waking first, doing whatever i can to wake you, because this seems to be a regular occurrence' she rolled onto her back, she opened her eyes, looking up at him. Every morning she made sure he was the first thing she saw, it made her feel safe, knowing that he was still there and hadn't run off like the rest of them had. 'Well if this isn't what the princess requires in the morning I'll take my services elsewhere' he smirked moving his hand from under her shirt where his fingers brushed over her stomach. 'You wouldn't dare' she challenged. 'Oh is that so?' He sat up, making his way off the bed when her arm snatched out pulling him back. 'This princess' she rolled her eyes, 'requires your services everyday. And right now, she's desperate for a kiss.' He gave a chuckle, lowering closer to her face, arms stretching either side of her body holding his weight. 'That's not all this prince is willing to give' he whispered, giving her a wink before his lips fell onto hers.

a/n this is inspired by the tweet from a recent OUAT con where a fan asked Colin how much does he love Jen.