Rays of sunlight shine through the window and onto my face. I can hear birds chirping outside and people moving around downstairs. Mum must be cooking breakfast because I can smell bacon. And I love bacon.
I finally open my eyes and stretch but then wince when my ribs ache and I realise I'm injured. My arms flop down and instead of coming in contact with the blanket, they collide with skin. Skin that's not mine. That's when I look down and realise a pair of arms are wrapped around my waist. A smile forms on my lips at the realisation that Leo slept in my bed last night. Oh my gods. I didn't have any nightmares last night.
I do my best to turn around so I'm facing Leo without waking him. I get to the point where I'm on my back when he stirs and his eyes flutter open. He groans then smiles at me.
"Good morning beautiful." Holy gods his morning voice is really hot. My entire body shakes just hearing the words come out of his mouth.
"Morning." I nudge my nose against his and he chuckles. The mood then turns serious and we both look away.
"Look, about last night. I just wanna make sure we're on the same page." I start but he interrupts me with his finger pressed to my lips.
"Don't say anything. I wanted to ask you something, anyway." I stare up at him, waiting for him to ask me the question I've been dying to hear him ask me.
"Camille Jackson. Will you be my girlfriend?" As stupid as it sounds, I still blush when he says sweet things to me like that. I can't help it. I'm not used to this whole relationship thing.
"I would love to be your girlfriend, Leo."
"Finally." He doesn't waste any time in kissing me. He sits us up and pulls me into his lap, not breaking the kiss the entire time. His fingers find my hair and my arms snake around his neck, pulling him into me further. His skin imprints invisible markings into mine, his fingers leave traces, my body trying desperately to remember every place it felt his touch. I've only been with one other guy but I've never felt anything like this before and I know I would never feel this with anyone ever.
He only pulls away to breathe for a second then his lips are on mine again.
After kissing for a few minutes, I find that I can't breathe properly, so I release my lips from his. His smile is contagious. We continue to sit in my bed with my legs wrapped around his waist and his hands resting on my hips. He presses a small kiss to my forehead then suggests we go downstairs for breakfast. He puts his pants from yesterday back on and I put my shirt on. I only sleep in a bra and shorts when it's this hot.
"About time, you two lovebirds, we were just about to come wake you." Percy seems awfully cheery when we emerge into the kitchen.
Leo and I chuckle nervously and glance at each other. Man, this is gonna be awkward. Percy is gonna kill us.
"Anyway. Cammy, you going to school today?" Mum yells over the noise of the pancake maker and the bacon on the stove. Mm pancakes.
"I don't think so. I can barely move as it is. And I don't want everyone looking at me with pity or disgust. I can't tolerate it." She nods and drops the subject.
"Well," Percy grabs the last bit of bacon off his plate and grabs his bag from inside the front door, "I'm off to school. I've got-"
"Swim practice, for the last time, we know." I complain. He glares at me then leaves, not without first saying bye to mum and nodding at Leo.
"What about you, Leo? You going to school?"
"Nah, I think I'll stay home with Cammy so she's not alone. That way I can protect her if worst comes to worst." He beams at me which makes me blush. I hope to the gods mum doesn't notice but she's the kind of person that notices everything.
"Mhm." There it is.
"Well, I'm going to work soon, so you kids have fun, okay?" She places the plates in front of us, turns off the stove then rushes down the hall to her room.
Leo grins at me then gently grabs my waist, pulling me towards him. He places a soft kiss on my lips.
"Well, this should be fun."