emma's first semblances of domestic bliss had been when two separate alarms had converged into one. she was a night showerer, so she was able to get out the door faster to open beanie's, which made it possible to wake up at the same time as ted. neither liked to be in a rush, especially with the other next to them. they'd lay in bed and slowly wake up together for a few minutes, snuggling or kissing or a combination of the two. being curled up to his warm body made it nearly impossible to get out of bed on these frigid winter mornings, which was why she indulged and let him continue to snooze once she turned off their alarm.
she was curled up against him, bodies pressed at each other's fronts and legs tangled together underneath the covers. her hand was smoothing along his side and his arms were secure around her. it was the most safe and loved she had ever felt, and it was in these moments that three words were fighting to burst from her lips. but she felt it. god, she felt it.
she leaned in and brushed her nose against ted's chin before pressing a soft kiss to his bottom lip, earning a soft groan and a squeeze around her middle in response.
" mmmph… five more minutes. "
she exhaled a soft laugh as she shifted so she could get a better look at him. at the pout of his lips from his soft breath as he slept, how his eyelashes were enviously dark and long. that little tuft of hair that fell against his forehead when there wasn't product to swoop it back.
" we gotta be out of bed soon, " she murmured to @timebastard, leaning in to steal another soft peck to his lips. " but we get a whole weekend of this. zoey's covering my shift tomorrow. she owes me . . . "















