I pivoted around and walked back into my room to grab the hairdryer. Handing it to him, I made my way around the couch and positioned myself on the floor, between his knees. Leon pushed the plug into the socket beside the couch and clicked the hairdryer on, directing the warm air towards the damp strands of my hair.

Curious, I asked, "Why do you always offer to dry my hair?"

"No reasons, I simply enjoy it," Leon replied, gently untangling the damp strands with his fingers.

I hugged my legs close to my chest and rested my chin on my knees. The constant whirring of the hairdryer and the tender movement of his fingers tugging softly on my hair felt really relaxing. My eyelids grew heavy with each moment and I nearly fell asleep when he was done drying my hair.

Leon placed the hairdryer aside and stood from the couch, tucking his hands around me before carrying me up in his hold and walked towards the bedroom. He lowered me down on the bed and I scooted near the headboard to pull the blankets up, covering myself under comfortable warmth. Wiggling myself into a cosy position, I said, "I'll wait for you."

Even when I said that, I was fighting a losing battle with sleep. My eyes were already battling to be closed as I willed them to open to look towards Leon. A soft chuckle sounded, and he cooed, "Go to sleep."

Unable to withstand the weariness, I sighed, "Alright."

Leon leaned in and kissed my forehead, whispering a quiet goodnight before standing up and walked towards the bathroom. I heard the faucet running and drifted off into sleep thereafter.

-

When I woke up, Leon was all closed up to me. His long legs cradled mine and his arm circled my waist as he spooned me. I wriggled out of his hold and he let go of me naturally, turning his body so that he was laying on his back.

Leon had always been a heavy sleeper and it was difficult to wake him up unless he decided that it was time to wake up — I was sure that my slight movement wouldn't have woken him up. Pushing myself to sit, I lifted my arms up high to a stretch and turned around to look at him.

Leon snored softly in his sleep and his chest rose and fell in steadily rhythm, following each breath he took. His eyelids twitched a little and when I poked gently on his arm, he murmured something incomprehensible before a faint smile appeared on his charming face. A silent laugh bubbled up and I wondered what he was dreaming of to be this happy.

I was about to get off the bed when he turned, and his arm landed over my thighs. In a voice hazed with sleep, he rasped, "Where are you going?"

When I didn't reply, he tugged me towards him, and I fell back into his embrace. His breath was against my ear when he asked again, "Where are you going? It's barely six in the morning."

My eyes went straight towards the digital clock placed on the nightstand by my bed and finally realised that I woke up earlier than usual, but I had no intention of going back to sleep. Rather, I was feeling a sudden rush of heat when wrapped within his warmth and his breath tingled against the lobe of my ear. I tried to move but the arm around my waist tightened its grip and I felt a heat against my back. I stammered, "L-Leon."

"Get used to it," Leon stated, although sounding slightly strained. "All men wake up like this."

Of course, I know that guys have a thing in the morning, but it was difficult to ignore the sensation I felt against my back. In a quiet voice, I asked, "I'll help you out?"

"As long as you stop moving—" Leon exhaled, pressing me down harder against the bed to stop me from moving unnecessarily before he continued, "It'll go away."

Even when silence fell between us, I knew that none of us was about to fall back asleep anytime soon. I tried to ignore the heat against my back, and Leon wasn't helping when his hand reached underneath the hem of my shirt and started to draw circles against my skin with his fingers. Slightly frustrated, I turned my body to face him and returned the favour. My fingers traced against the lines of his abs and a soft grumbled sounded from the back of his throat, making my toes curl at the sound of it.

I tipped my head back and saw that he kept his eyes close, as though trying to ignore everything I was doing and fall back asleep. Definitely, I wasn't allowing that to happen. Inching my hands down, my fingers lingered playfully against the band of his sweatpants and I murmured, "Do you think you can go back to sleep?"

"I won't tease you anymore," Leon admitted defeat. "Be good and let's sleep a little longer."

"Too late," I said, reaching my hand into his sweatpants and wrapped my fingers around his length. In front of me, Leon let out a breathless groan and he moved his hand to hold onto the back of my arm.

I gently moved my hand down his length and his body jerked when he moaned, "Fuck."

Neither did I know where all the courage came from when I angled my head and kissed against the apple of his throat, further arousing him when I felt him shudder against my affection. Nudging on him slightly, I turned him back down on the bed while I hovered above him. He wasn't rejecting my advances, so I looked towards him and asked, "Am I doing it right?"

"There's nothing you do that would be wrong, sweetheart," Leon mentioned, slightly breathless.

With his encouragement, I was feeling bolder than before. Inching down the length of his body, I reached to his arousal and took him in my mouth before moving slowly, in steady rhythm. Leon's hand moved to the back of my head and his fingers tangled through the strands of my hair, gathering my hair away from my face. When I tried taking him deeper, his back arched in response and he exhaled my name in a breathless pant, "Rae."

Quickly, Leon matched my momentum as he rocked his hips in short, careful motions. I could feel him holding back and his movements were accommodating to mine while being exceptionally mindful to not push further than anything comfortable. On my end, there wasn't a single bit of reluctance I felt because I really wanted him to feel good.

I could feel him getting closer when his body tensed and his other hand reached for my shoulder, trying to pull me away. His hand also released the hold on my hair and the strands cascaded over my shoulder, gently caressing against his skin and causing his body to tremble more when he was so close to the edge. He panted, "Rae, you don't have to go this far for—"

I reached my hand out to hold onto his as release pulsed through him and his body shuddered against the sensation. Slowly, his body slumped back onto the bed and I eased off him before rolling myself off the bed and went towards the bathroom.

Washing myself up with a quick shower, I walked towards the bed and teased, "Aren't you getting out of bed yet?"

Leon said nothing while holding onto my wrist and gazed towards me sharply. I guessed what he was thinking and assured, "Between us, we can do things for each other and I just wanted to do that for you."

"Damn, I never knew you to be a tease," Leon chuckled breathlessly.

I grinned cheekily, cupping his cheeks with my palms as I diverted the conversation away, "I am hungry. Aren't you going to make me something for breakfast?"

In return, he did the exact same thing, squeezing my cheeks between his palms and laughed light-heartedly, "Let me freshen up and I'll head right into the kitchen."

Leon placed a kiss on my forehead and got out of bed, walking right into the bathroom while I tidied the sheets. After which, I did my morning routine of watering my plants and feeding Cotton before joining Leon in the kitchen. Pulling on the highchair, I settled myself in and watched as he cracked two eggs into a mixing bowl. Out of curiosity, I asked, "What are you making?"

"Does bacon and eggs for breakfast excite you?" Leon smiled.

I revelled in the way how the dimples on each side of his cheeks would appear whenever he smiled — like a sign of genuine happiness. Gazing right up into his hazel eyes, I noticed how they were of a brilliant shade of green and the tinges of brown that flowed in between danced in his irises like liquid gold. He was all focused on beating the eggs and seasoning the batter with salt and pepper and I couldn't hold myself back from wanting to tease him further, "You excite me more."

Ahead of me, Leon jerked his head up and stared at me with wide eyes. He went red in an instant and I was caught by surprise, feeling exceptionally amused because I had never seen him making such an expression before.

"Um," he murmured, letting out a dry cough in awkwardness as he turned his face away from mine. He added, "You're unbelievable."

"You don't like it when I do that?" I quickly halted any playful intentions and asked.

"No, I love anything you do," Leon flushed even redder. "I was just caught unguarded."

Without waiting for a reply, he turned around towards the stove and faced his back towards me. Leon concentrated on cooking but from his back, I noticed that he was blushing all the way to his ears. Though, I dared not laugh at him anymore while I waited patiently for him to prepare breakfast for both of us.

-

After breakfast, Leon offered to send me to school and I dropped my cello in the backseat before hopping into the passenger seat. He reached over to strap the seatbelt for me, leaning in so close that I could smell my soap off him. When he turned around, his face was just ahead of mine and our lips only a breath apart. The sudden closeness was causing me to hold onto my own breath while my heart hammered noisily against my chest. Leon smirked at my reaction and teased, "Are you waiting for me to kiss you?"

Annoyed, I frowned and before I could utter a word of argument, he pecked a brief kiss and sat back in the driver's seat. All the words that I held at the tip of my tongue were lost and I had once again lost my chance to speak when the engine sounded as Leon manoeuvred the car off the parking lot and drove towards my school. On the way, Leon asked, "Will you be free on Saturday night?"

"Are you bringing me out?"

"Yes," he laughed. "Because I remembered that we can finally go for a dinner date."

"But aren't you busy over the weekend?" I concerned, remembering that he had been occupied with an upcoming big project.

"There's always time for dinner."

Leon pulled over at the entrance of my school and I unbuckled my seatbelt, jumping in to give him a peck on his lips while saying, "Have a good day."

In return, he smiled, "You too."

I got out of his car and went to the backseat to grab my cello. Waving at him, he watched me walk into the academy before driving off. 

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