Another drabble challenge from Sailor Draco's list. I once again set a 20 minute time limit for myself. Today's theme:

#17 cuddle

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Contentment

They were about halfway through the movie, having just finished the popcorn and soda. Wiping her hands, Kaoru looked over at Kenshin and smiled. She pulled her knees up on the couch and leaned into him, then adjusted the blanket. Kenshin pulled her close and kissed the top of her head.

Kaoru returned her attention to the movie. It was one they had seen before, a 'feel-good' family movie. She closed her eyes. It wasn't that the movie was boring, but she was content just being with Kenshin right now.

She breathed deeply, catching his scent, and pressed her cheek against his shoulder. They had been together for over four years now. She still marveled at how content and peaceful she felt touching him. It seemed that just by cuddling close to him, everything became right in the world. There were still bills to be paid, problems to be resolved, but those things seemed so far way and unimportant at the moment. This contact filled her with a deep sense of being loved.

Wrapping an arm around his waist, Kaoru snuggled closer, savoring the contact. The steady rise and fall of his chest soothed her. She slipped a hand inside his shirt and slowly rubbed the planes of his chest some, before resting her hand above his heart, feeling it's rhythm She delighted in his body, how it seemed at times as if she couldn't tell where she ended and he began. How he felt so right, how their bodies seemed exquisitely in tune with one another.

A great sense of love and belonging filled her. Her soul felt at home. This was what made life worth living, this peace, this joy, this love, this man.