Sound was pervading her deep sleep and caused her to groan. Bright morning light was the next thing that was noted. She began to snuggle deeper into the covers and suddenly felt a strong arm tighten around her stomach. Smiling in remembrance of the previous night (and earlier that morning), she ran her hand down his arm and enlaced her fingers with his. She thought that he still slumbered and was a little surprised when she felt his teeth lightly nip her shoulder. The sound, which she believed had awoken her, became identifiable as the last of the dream haze floated away. Addison turned onto her back and stared into the soulful eyes of Alex Karev. Lyrics from one of his favorite bands, Alkaline Trio, came from the stereo across from his large oak bed. She recognized the song, noting the irony, as he dropped his head to place delicate kisses across her neck.
She sighed softly, suppressing a moan, and asked, "Did you plan that?"
His laughter was felt in a small gush of air that made her toes curl. "If I say 'yes', will you find me cute or lame?"
She bit her bottom lip in mock contemplation. He knew she was playing him and so he decided to take control of the situation. The sudden tickling caused her to gasp and laugh, while yelling "Stop!" to no effect.
He did stop once he had heard her say "Cute, damn it! Cute!" She was curled into a ball on her side fruitlessly trying to avoid his teasing. His smile melted into another series of kisses planted onto her collar bone.
"That's what I thought." He said in his best collection of bravado, smirking.
"Shut up." She countered as she spread back out and kissed him on the mouth. They were both glad that neither suffered from morning breath because this early playfulness was something both thoroughly enjoyed.
"I wanna wake up naked next to you, kissing the curve in your clavicle."
The song ended but Addison nor Alex took much note of the next as they had become lost in each other.