Gillian I woke up before James this morning, lightly stirring from my sleep while I was pressed up against his back. There was light starting to spill into the room from the closed shutters. I breathed in deeply to smell his scent of spiced spring. It was warm and comforting but spicy like his damn personality. I ran my hand lightly over his muscular back before I pressed my nose and forehead to his skin between his shoulder blades. I ran my hand over his arm before running it over his chest and settling it in his soft chest hair. I ran my fingers over it until I felt him waking up. He took in a deep breath and covered my hand with one of his before bringing my wrist up to his lips and kissing it. I smiled against his back and kissed it gently. He placed my hand back on his chest and