I smile, as I feel you behind me. I remember what happened last night; you were wearing the old Metallica t shirt, the one which you spilled paint on, and it tickles my back. You must have put it back on, during the night.
My eyes aren't even open yet, yet I know everything. My room, in my house, with my you. Your body is as familiar to me as my own; even more so. I can feel your thighs, behind mine. You're always warm. It's good in the winter.
Your hair is gorgeous; reminds me of sunlight, falling down from an open window in the morning. You even smell like summer to me. A mixture of dry grass and salt. Sea salt. You tasted like salt last night, did you want me all day? Unable to get away from work, longing, as I was, for this brief time we have to ourselves? I roll over, and you make a noise; you're still asleep, but only just.
I'm not a man, but I can see why your boss always cracks on to you. You're beautiful. You have the deepest blue eyes I've ever seen. Like I said, they remind me of summer. The same blue as the sky, when there are no clouds and nothing except the sun and the deep, long blue. Your mum says forget-me-not blue, but I've never seen one of those flowers. I just think of the sky.
I can't see your face; your hair is in the way. And I want to see you. Lightly, ever so lightly, I hook it in behind your ear. I don't want you to wake up. You always blush under my scrutiny, even though I let you look at me as much as you wanted. And you are never as at peace as when you are asleep. You never rest when you're awake, always worrying about something or other, your lips pursed, your brow furrowed. And that's not really how I like your lips.
Your eyes flutter, and your lips curve. I run the fingers of my hand down your cheek, feeling the bones underneath.