In His Arms

We went into the city to grab some sushi - his favourite food, or at least that's what he said. He gets sushi every times he sees me, and I think it has become a routine for both him and I. We spent the rest of the afternoon getting myself a pair of shoes and a Christmas gift for his baby nephew. He insisted on buying me a game so that I can entertain myself while he's away with his family on Christmas Day. I forced him to walk away from the game store, which he wasn't happy with.

We bid good-bye and I came home and decided to spoil myself and relax for the rest of the evening. I lit the candles, put on the iPod, and spent the night lying on the mattress in the lounge room. The same mattress that we cuddled just less than 24 hours before, watching Snowcake starring Sigourney Weaver, his favourite actress of all time. I fell asleep at midnight and did not wake up until 11am on Christmas Day.

I spent the day cleaning, washing and attended a Christmas dinner at a friend's house. We texted and 3 hours later at 12.30am, I hear him at the door. I threw my arms around him and he plants a kiss on my cheek. He's sneaked out of the apartment where his family is currently staying over Christmas, and took a taxi over to my place.

He put on game for me and proceeded downstairs to use the bathroom and hunt for food. I love it when he makes himself comfortable. I played my game while he showered me with kisses. It's 3.00am and I've just finished with my game and he's fast asleep next to me. He's breathing heavily, and his warm feet touches mine. He takes up quite a bit of space in bed I have to admit, but it gives me a sense of serenity and comfort knowing that he's lying next to me, heavily breathing due to his cold.

I opened the door to get some water and scared him. He jumped up and gasped the word, "Bubby", a word that's almost becoming my name. He mumbled with his eyes closed, still half asleep, that I scared him. I walked over and gave him a hug. He planted a kiss on my cheek and went back to sleep.

This is beautiful.