"That'd better be a promise," I reply with a low, sated laugh as he rolls over to drape a leg right over mine. It's easy as anything to just curl up against him then. My skin feels like it's buzzing and I'm sore all over in the very best way. It's always like this with him, I've noticed, but this time...

Well, knowing how he feels about me and how I feel about him, there's something different about it. Something more.

I can feel my face stretching into the widest, silliest smile, and I duck into his neck quickly to hide, my arm wrapped around him as I let out a quiet, giddy laugh. "I love you," I tell him, just because I can now. "And I'm draggin' you into the shower in just a few, but let's just lay here for now, yeah?"