Cal's POV
I stirred awake slowly Thursday morning just before Steph's alarm went off. She'd blown me away last night when I walked in to see her obviously dressed just for me and waiting for me to join her. Every time with Steph was mind-blowing, and last night was no exception. Knowing that she cares enough to go out of her way to do something special for me gave me hope that she was just as invested in this as I am.
Steph stirred and began to stretch so I pulled her even closer and kissed her awake. I already knew she hated hearing her alarm in the morning, so I was hoping to give her a more peaceful start to her day. I reached over to turn it off and then turned back toward her.
"Mmm…morning, sexy," she mumbled sleepily.
"Morning, Angel. How'd you sleep?"
"Always perfect with you next to me. I could get used to this; I'd like to wake up this way every morning," she replied softly, her eyes still closed. I guess she was still sleepy enough that her filter wasn't working yet this morning. Being sleepy was like truth serum for her.
"I'll happily sleep next to you anytime our schedules let us," I assured her. Hell, I'd probably sleep next to her even when it was horribly inconvenient just to have her close.
"Stupid jobs in different cities!" she whined, and I chuckled.
"I agree, Baby, but you need to get out of bed and in the shower if you're not going to be late to work," I informed her.
"But…I want to spend more time with you," she objected as she burrowed further into me.
"How about I go grab donuts and coffee while you shower?" I offered. "And I brought stuff to stay here until I have to be back at work Saturday evening, so I'll be here when you get off work. I thought I might cook dinner for you tonight."
That must have been the right thing to say because she leaned up and kissed me and then rolled out of bed. "Make them Boston creams, please?" She was beaming and looked gorgeous.
"Of course," I chuckled. I stood up and kissed her on the forehead and then sent her off to the shower while I slid on some athletic shorts and a shirt. I drove a few blocks to the nearest donut shop and grabbed breakfast for us both and then headed back to Steph's apartment. I walked in just as she got out of the shower and had to force myself not to take her back to bed. That would have to wait until after dinner.
I brought our coffee and donuts into the bedroom and sat on the bed watching Steph as she dressed in a business suit that definitely emphasized how beautiful she is and worked on her hair and makeup. She was running a bit behind, so I walked over to where she was working and fed her bites of donut as she used more makeup products than I could dream up reasons to use. I don't get it – she's gorgeous without any makeup at all, but this is Jersey and Jersey girls are known for lots of makeup and teased hair.
"You're the sweetest," she mumbled around donut after I fed her another bite while she was using some medieval torture device on her eyelashes.
"What would you do without me here this morning?" I teased.
"I would have gone to sleep earlier and gotten up earlier," she sassed back. "Thank goodness you were here to save me from that horrible fate."
I barked out a laugh and wiped a smudge of chocolate from her face. "You want to take your coffee with you?" I asked her.
"Yes, please."
I headed off to the kitchen to find a travel mug and finished pouring her coffee in just as she stepped out of the bedroom ready for the day. She looked amazing. Her skirt was professional but definitely showed her beautiful figure. The suit jacket emphasized the curves that I love so much. The charcoal color of the suit was gorgeous on her, and the pop of ice blue from her camisole made her eyes pop. She was wearing black heels that made her legs look a mile long and made me wonder if she needed a bodyguard at work to keep the men from hitting on her. I know for sure she'd disrupt the entire office and cause an all-out battle for her attention if she ever set foot in my office looking like this.
"You look gorgeous," I said before I leaned down to give her a kiss. She wrapped her arms around me and smiled up at me.
"Thanks, Cal. I'll probably have a busy day today but feel free to text anytime you're able," she replied. "I should be home around six o'clock."
"I'll hang around here today and have dinner ready when you get home if that's alright with you. Any requests?"
"Just you," she answered with a smile.
"You've got me until I have to leave Saturday for work," I assured her. "Les has a place just outside of Trenton that I sometimes stay at on my days off. You could come spend the weekend with me there if you wanted," I offered. What can I say? I just can't get enough of her.
"You don't think you'll be tired of me by then?" she teased.
"Never. Now, you'd better get out of here." If she didn't leave soon, I was going to take her back to bed and make her forget all about work.
"Fine, fine. Geez, I give you a key and you think you can kick me out of my own house!" she joked.
"You can always take the key back," I shot back.
She looked at me for a minute and then stood on her tip toes and kissed me. "Keep it, even after you go back to Trenton on Saturday. Nothing would make me happier than coming home and finding you here waiting for me."
"You may find me here waiting every chance I get," I warned her.
"Perfect." And then she kissed me again and walked out the door.
