AN: A while ago I promised dshell99 for a sweet oneshot, so thank her for this.

Thousand Count

By: anybodihearme

Originally Uploaded: Tuesday, November 22, 2016

I love waking up next to you.

Running my hand softly over your back as my fingers gently graze over your skin, quietly marveling in how soft it is. Twirling your black curly hair around my finger and smelling it before you wash it so it still smells like you and not the shampoo you use that only reminds me of you, but actually smells like you. Tracing your jawline with my the back of my hand and watching you stir in your sleep, mumbling under your breath as you sleep. Smiling as you open your eyes and cast long shadows against your cheeks, gracing me with the most beautiful sea blue eyes I have ever seen. Chuckling as you blush at me and look down at the sheets as if they'll swallow you up and hid you from me. Making you smile and forget your timid personality with a corny joke, a heartfelt word, or a compliment. Feeling you press your body up against mine and wrap your arms around me, pulling me closer before the world has a chance to catch up to us and end this blissful timeless moment. Holding you in my arms and silently thanking you for being here with me every morning and loving me.

Knowing that this is real, that you are here, and that I'm not dreaming.

Yes, sex with you is good, but waking up to you is something totally different.

The reason why I lay down with you every night is so I can wake up next to you every morning. Sex only last a few minutes but the mornings last forever. From the first kiss to the morning breath or even the mood swings all combined is better than the sex. Seeing you for who you are in every aspect is simply breathtakingly amazing. I can have sex with anyone but I can only wake up next to you with you. You make my heart skip a beat with every crooked smile and bashful confession. Holding you close to me and feeling your heart beat in your chest is enough to get me through the day; coffee can't even compare to the energy you give me. Just laying there with you and feeling everything around us is better than the desire we feel for one another every night. Watching the sun shine through the window and slowly trace up your body, highlighting every aspect of you and making you look like a God sent miracle. Being the only one to see you like this and thanking God for creating you and allowing me to have you. Smiling in the moment with you, hoping that we can just lay here for a little while longer and love each other.

It's so hard to describe what it's like because words can't amount to what I feel for you.

Waking up next to you is a feeling that I can't find anywhere else other than waking up with you in my arms.