Countdown
Disclaimer: Still not mine.
Summary: 10 seconds in the life…
Part I
10 - You shift, slight but noticable, a stirring. Your blanket folds and crumples and the crease rests itself against my leg.
9 - A sigh, gentle and quiet, falls from your lips. The sound steals my breath.
8 - Your hand reaches out, sliding along side you, feeling. Your fingers stretch along the fabric and my eyes follow their delicate movements.
7 - Your hand stills. Your brow furrows. A frown…no, a pout appears. I smile.
6 - You reach again, hand circling smoothly, searching the expanse of bed beside you.
5 - Your mumble quietly, almost incoherently, but I hear my given name fall from your lips. Gil. The sound of it stops my heart. My eyes close and open involuntarily.
4 - You shift again, this time rolling onto your back, opening your beautiful body to me.
3 - Your eyelids flutter, then open. Like little wings, your lashes tremble before giving me sight of the beautiful brown hidden beneath. I can't help but stare.
2 - You gaze up at me, eyes wide, soft smile, both full of wonder. It is as if you still don't understand how enchanted I am by you, how lost I am in you. I'm still staring and I wonder if you see the depths of love my eyes are sure to contain.
1 – Your smile grows, not your fullest or brightest smile, but to one that extends only to your cheeks. It is still full of wonder, but it is also tender and I see my love reflected back at me. Your eyes study me, taking on a dim but wonderful glow.
0 – Smiling up at me, your thumb caresses my forearm. Somehow, in watching you, I missed the moment your hand moved to my arm, but it doesn't matter. You are awake, and life begins again.