Day 1 - Waking up together
The first thing that Shelagh registered when she roused from her deep slumber on the first morning of her honeymoon in Torquay were her husband's powerful arms wrapped protectively around her slight waist from behind, the coarse dark hair that covered his strong chest feeling incredible against the silky skin of her back as his chin was cushioned upon her shoulder and he released soft snores into the crook of her neck.
She couldn't prevent the sleepy smile from forming upon her lips as she watched the sunlight begin to peek into their hotel room through the thin floral drapes that hung in the windows, a gentle sigh of contentment falling from her lips as she felt Patrick's solid bulk shift behind her before his large hand came to settle upon the creamy skin of her flat belly and he pulled her further into his warmth in advance to nuzzling a sloppy kiss into her neck.
She felt a sense of warmth course through her body then and she was unable to resist reaching back to stroke her fingertips soothingly against the thick dark hair that covered her head, revelling in the soft hum of satisfaction that left the lips of her husband before he nuzzled into her neck and settled down behind her once more. She didn't have to look at her reflection in the mirror to know that her soft cheeks still held the rosy blush from their lovemaking, considering they had only finished making love a little over an hour-and-a-half ago, and she didn't need to turn over to face her husband to know that his dark hair had fallen into his face.
Oh, how she adored the boyish look it gave him.
She could tell by her husband's breathing that he was still awake and she knew that he was watching her; that he was allowing his eyes to run along the perfect slope of her neck and the length of her body beneath the quilt, and she couldn't deny that she felt her heart race ever-so-slightly when she felt him run his hand along the curve of her side through the crisp material. 'Good morning, dearest.' Came her soft whisper when she found the urge to reach back and run the tips of her fingers through his handsome dark hair too powerful to ignore any longer.
'Good morning, Mrs. Turner.' He hummed as he brushed a warm and slow kiss against her shoulder, lingering just slightly as he allowed her natural perfume to invade his senses. Shelagh felt her heart soar at her new title, her eyes drifting closed as she shifted back against his chest before allowing her dainty hand to cover his larger one upon the swell of her hip through the quilt and slipping her fingers through the gaps in his before he swept his thumb across her knuckles.
'I could get quite used to waking up in your arms like this.' She sighed blissfully.
'So could I.' He whispered into her ear before leaving the warmest of kisses to her earlobe and sucking teasingly as he drew back in order to make her shiver. 'Now, turn over and let me say good morning to you properly.' He ordered softly before he blessed his bride with the charming side-smile that he knew made her go weak at the knees when she rolled over to face him, her beautiful crystal blue eyes sparkling enchantingly even though he knew that he was just a blur to her considering her glasses were sitting on her bedside table. 'You are so beautiful.'
'Och, just shut up and kiss me.' She giggled with a good-natured eye-roll before allowing her small hand to cup the back of his neck in its palm, their lips meeting in a long and warm kiss that quickly deepened before Patrick rolled her onto her back once again as he cupped her flawless face in the palms of his warm hands.
As they began to slowly build their way up to making love once more, the two of them, unbeknownst to one another, had the exact same thought.
Waking up together truly was the best feeling in the entire world.
Thank you all for reading the first chapter of this challenge and I know that I'm a little late starting this, but I've seen other people doing it on Tumblr and I have been thinking about whether or not to start my own. I get quite self-conscious about putting my work online because I worry that people aren't going to like it, but I hope that you all liked this at least a little and that you will leave a review to let me know what you thought! Once again, thank you all for reading and I hope that you will come back tomorrow for more!