SARAH'S POV

I slowly opened my eyes, blinking slightly as the few bits of light bothered me with the morning-sensitivity. I looked over at the clock and saw that it was almost seven o’clock. I twisted a little and found that Mike’s arms were still wrapped around my naked body, holding me tightly by my waist against him. He must have been slightly awake too because when I began to find a comfortable position he simply pulled me closer to him. At first this felt strange - almost foreign but in a good way; this was the right place for me, the place I had subconsciously wanted to be in for a long time and the time had finally arrived. I snuggled closer to him and a wave of warmth ran through my body as I felt his heat calm my shivers as our skin touched.

I was facing away from him with my hair tugged underneath my neck since his head was gently laying on the side of my shoulder. His facial hair felt slightly odd against the soft skin under my chin but I kind of liked it; it was part of our experience together. I moved my neck in order to twist myself towards him and our eyes met for a second. None of us had actually fully opened our eyes but we both silently smiled before he pressed his lips softly on mine for a second and pulled me closer to him until my head was resting in between his neck and chest. He laid his on mine and instantly fell asleep.

I was a little too awake at this point but as I tried I could see the flashes of our night right through my eyes: the kissing, the touching, the overwhelming passion for each other. The way he would lock our hands as we kissed, him pressing his palms softly against my cheeks as he pulled me closer during our kisses, the way he’d kiss my neck in the middle of the night in a non-lusty way; everything about it was so special I couldn’t begin to explain how much it had meant to me.

Carefully, I pressed my lips along his chin before moving a little in order to settle and try to sleep. This made him unconsciously change position and he turned on his chest, curling his neck slightly inward in a funny shape. Occasionally he would, too, make this funny ‘oh’ sigh as he slept and it was quite adorable; it was one of his little quirks, it made me giggle. He was with me, he was happy with me and this thought brought an intense wave of happiness. I cuddled closer to him before closing my eyes once again.

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MIKE'S POV

I opened my eyes and they were met by the sight of Sarah, curled up against my chest, still wrapped under my arms. I could feel her calm and even breath on my chest, and a slight smirk on her face as she slept. The night before had brought a new feeling, one I’d never felt before: it was absolute happiness. I had never thought I’d recuperate from what Alysha did to me, nor that I would ever settle down again - much less with someone so out of my league. I was a pig who took advantage of the opportunities that were presented to him, and when I began to pursue Sarah I wasn’t planning to keep her for too long, much less fall for her.
I raised my head a little to take a small glance at the clock on the in-between-beds table and saw that it was almost 11am. Just as I thought we still had a couple more minutes to lay in bed, my phone vibrated, and I knew that was probably early-bird-Vic. I slowly moved my hands from around Sarah and reached for my phone and quietly picked up.

“Dude where are you?”

“Asleep,” I yawned silently.

“Go have brunch and come to the pool with us! ” he said before hanging up - not giving me time to refuse his offer. I dropped my phone on the floor again and turned towards Sarah, who had turned away from me and curled in a little ball; she looked so beautiful it only made me wonder more: how had I gotten this lucky? I moved closer to her and kissed her cheek as I slowly ran my hand up and down her arm. She was very ticklish and so she squirmed a little, until she began to quietly grunt something that sounded like ‘five more minutes’.

“Good morning, it’s time for breakfast,” I whispered in her ear as I kissed her temples. She slowly began to crack open her eyes and a small smile appeared on her face.

“Morning,” she muttered still almost non-understandably. “How are you?”

“Better than ever” I smiled, making her blush slightly. “What about you?”

“Better than I could possibly explain,” she blinked her glossy eyes as she responded, pulling the covers a little closer to her chest. We stared into each other’s eyes for a little until we giggled, a little out of words and then in the matter of two seconds, Sarah had rolled me over on my back and she’d climbed on me; it wasn’t in a sexual way or anything, it was this playful and giggly move, light hearted and spontaneous.

“Oh Hayes, if only you knew how special you are,” I said, taking her hands with mine and holding them tightly as she giggled.

"Well Fuentes, I can say the same about you," she leaned over closer to me and kissed my forehead, pressing her lips tightly against my skin. She pulled away and smiled again. “Where are we going now?"

“Just downstairs for brunch and then everyone's hanging out then by the poolside,so most likely chilling there for the rest of the afternoon” she moved back to her side, allowing me to sit up and I began to stand up as she followed my lead. I reached for my suitcase and threw on a pair of boxers as I observed her bending over as she slid on the lacy thong she’d worn the night before. She turned to me and caught me staring to what she responded with a short wink before squatting next to her suitcase to reach for some clean clothes to wear as well as her swimsuit and heading to the bathroom.

While she was getting all cleaned up and ready, I slid on my swimming trunks and a simple tank and sat back in bed, knowing she’d probably take at least ten more minutes. I unlocked it and found two messages from Vic:

“dude where the hell are u? we’ve been trying to contact you for hours” - sent at 9:34am
“at the pool, join us when u wake up - brunch ends at 11:30 so hurry” - sent at 10:21am

Clearly he had sent these before he called me, but we had plenty of time to go and eat something before joining them. I scrolled down my Instagram pointlessly for a couple of minutes and then, almost to the dot, Sarah came out of the bathroom with a smile on her face.

“Jesus, it feels great to freshen up,” she said as she slammed a bottle of sunscreen, a book and her sunglasses into a purse before standing right in front of me, signaling me that she was ready.

“Let’s go get some breakfast,” I said standing up and walking towards her and taking her hand as I lead the way out of the room.

Notes

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