Chapter 37

I wake up and try to stretch out, but I'm restricted by Jake's heavy body, wrapped around me like always. If I have one complaint about my lover, it's this unearthly way of sleeping. He literally manages to get as much skin on skin and limb twisting as possible and somehow maneuvers me into positions while unconscious that defy the human body's ability to bend. I slide a leg out from between his, rotating my foot to get some feeling back and attempt at retrieving an arm which has gone to sleep pressed under his weight. He is impossible to get loose from in bed, the second I move free he reaches out and re-curls himself to me, pulling my limbs to how he wants them around him. He's sleeping heavily, I can tell by his deep, even breaths, so moving slowly I manage to get myself loose with some effort. Sitting up beside him, I gently stroke his cheek with a smile on my face. His sleeping habits are more of an insecure child longing for cuddles than the confident awake Carrero,