Ch 11

Shane’s Bedroom

Carmen’s POV

I woke up in Shane’s embrace, with a goofy face greeting me.  I haven’t felt being adored like this in a long time.  Maybe it was like this at the beginning with Lara and I started going out but it was different.  The way Shane looks at me, makes me feel like I am the only one that she wants.  And I am willing to let myself believe that I am in this fairly tale and stay in her arms contently.

“Morning sleepy head.”  And it comes with a morning kiss too.  I could wake up every morning like this.

“Morning to you too…”  I smile dreamily after the kiss.

“You are so sweet when you sleep talk.”  She laughs at me a little.

“No, I don’t sleep talk!!” I hit her arm playfully as a sign of protest.

“Yes, you do.”  She catches my hand in hers.

“What did I say?” I eye her suspiciously.

“You were mumbling something about cheese.” She is trying hard to keep a straight face.

“Rubbish… you are totally making this up!” I freed my hand from her grasps.

“Maybe… but you will never find out!”  She grins mischievously.

“oh… I have my ways…”  I roll on top of her and start tickling her.  She is trying to grab my hands to stop me but I am prepared this time.

“Say mercy.” I pin her down on the mattress.

“No!”  She is withering below me.

“Say it, otherwise I won’t stop!”  I laugh out loud.

Her phone rings and we both ignored it.

“No, McCutcheon never surrenders!”  She says in between giggles.

“Fine, stubborn McCutcheon!”  I couldn’t stop laughing myself.

Her phone is ringing louder and louder.

“I need to get that.” She says pouting, looking adorably cute.

“Excuses…”  A momentarily lapse of concentration of admiring her cute pout, she slips out of my grasp and answers her call.

“Hi Dad… Yeah, I am coming over to yours for your birthday… Of course I remember! I have met someone this year… I am not sure if she is free… I haven’t had a chance to ask her yet.  Yes, bye Dad.”  Shane ends the call looking at me, shrugging her shoulders.