"What did I do to deserve you?" Myka muttered into her pillow as HG traced the curves of her bare back with her fingertips. The early morning sun barely peeked into the room over the horizon, casting shadows across the expanse of skin. HG smiled, her touch lingering on Myka's left shoulderblade as she stared contentedly into Myka's eyes.
"Everybody deserves a little bit of happiness, Myka," HG said, bringing her fingers down Myka's sides and back up again.
"But you're not a little bit of happiness," Myka said as she flipped onto her back and caressed Helena's naked shoulders. "You're unbelievable."
"Myka," HG warned as she lowered her full weight onto Myka's front, eliciting a small gasp at the skin-on-skin contact. "Enough with this self-deprecating humour of yours. I don't know how many ways I can tell you that you're perfect." She proved her point by tangling her hands in Myka's hair and kissing her deeply. "The fact that we have each other has nothing to do with being deserving or not. It was simple convergence."
"Thank god for that convergence, then," Myka assented, reaching up to kiss HG once more before burying her face in her fragrant black hair. They lay like that for some time, simply enjoying their closeness. The sun had risen before either one of them spoke again.
"I have to tell him," Myka sighed, pulling HG closer as the smell of pancakes wafted up from the kitchen.
"Tell who what, darling?" HG gently stroked Myka's arm, which held her fast across her stomach.
"Pete," Myka said, sighing again. "I can't hide us from him anymore."
"Well, you musn't feel pressured," HG insisted. "I wouldn't encourage you to do anything that makes you uncomfortable. We can keep this to ourselves for as long as we want to, you know that."
"I know," Myka said gratefully, quickly kissing HG's shoulder. "But it's going to be uncomfortable no matter how long I put it off, and besides…" She propped herself up to look into HG's eyes. "You're too important to me to keep secret any longer."
HG's eyes sparkled as she looked at Myka, a hint of a smile creeping across her lips.
"You know we'll be together every step of the way," she said, her voice wavering with emotion. "I couldn't leave you even if I tried, Myka."
"And that's exactly why I have to tell him," she answered, lovingly smoothing HG's hair away from her face before lying back down next to her to enjoy the last few minutes they had together before the day began. The rich yellow sunlight now streamed through the window and the happy sounds of birds filled the air. Slowly, though, Myka became aware that HG was speaking softly in her ear.
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day…"