☆ Hey Readers! Just wanted to take a second to thank everyone for reading, I know 3k may not seem too impressive but it feels like loads to me! It makes me smile, so thank you for making my week :)) You're all wonderful! ☆

I wake up early seeing the sun starting to rise. The warm pink-ish light comes into the room and I smile looking around at the mess surrounding us. Last night had been incredible, it wasn't what I'd come up here for but I was happy with our choice nonetheless.

Sex had really never been like this for me before. With Sasha it was incredible, it was something I seriously doubted I could ever get enough of. Afterwards we just laid down together, I pulled her into my chest and she traced patterns over me with her finger.

This morning there were clothes thrown everywhere, a spent condom wrapper on the nightstand and together we slept in a sea of white disheveled bedsheets. I look down to see her still asleep, right by my side. Her beautifully crafted hairstyle is falling out of its pins, her make up is starting to wear-off.

I look at the sunrise and feel completely happy. This is one of those moments where you think of how lucky you are, where you sit and wish everyday could be just like this. The sky is really beautiful, it's full of gorgeous colour. I just lay there in silence, holding her close and enjoying the silence.

Everything between us had been non-stop for weeks now. But right now it felt as if time was standing still. There wasn't anything I was thinking about, nothing I worried about.

"Sash." I say quietly, running my hand up and down her arm. She stirs a bit, but tries to settle back into my chest. "Baby wake up." I whisper, kissing her forehead.

This time I watch her eyes open and she smiles back to me. She does a small stretch and then kisses my jaw, which only makes me smile more.

"What is it?" She asks quietly.

"Look at the sky." I whisper and she looks over her shoulder, out the window.

"It's beautiful." She whispers back, rolling away from me and onto her side. She pulls my arms around her though, her back is still pressed into my front.

I look at the hairpiece that still sits in her hair and I run my fingers over it. She reaches back for my hand and gives it a small kiss.

"This is nice." She whispers and I nod, knowing I feel exactly the same way.

"It's amazing." I whisper, giving her a good squeeze. "I thought I should let you sleep but....I just wanted you to see this."

"I'm glad you woke me." She says, rolling back over to face me. "I can sleep on the plane, I wanted to see you before you disappeared."

"I wish I could stay." I tell her and she smiles. "There's nothing like waking up in bed with you." I whisper, playing with the ends of her hair.

She ends up rolling on top of me and running her fingers through my hair. I just smile, moving my hands down to her waist.

"I'll be back tonight." She tells me. "Then we'll both be winners."

"How do you know? Maybe we'll lose." I insist and she giggles, shaking her head.

"You won't." She whispers. "Not with you playing."

"I'm not that valuable to the team, Sash." I remind her and she sighs.

"Well you're valuable to me." She tells me, tracing my cheekbone with her thumb. "And when I come home and your team is eating cereal out of the trophy, or whatever it is you do to celebrate, I'll be there to say I told you so."

"You seem very sure." I say, furrowing my eyebrows.

"I am." She insists. "It's so sad both of our seasons are ending. I'll miss watching your practices."

"You like watching my hockey practices?" I ask and she nods.

"Yeah, I really do." She says quietly and then sighs rolling back over to my side.

Something about her mood just shifted, she seems like she's thinking again.

"What's wrong?" I ask and she shakes her head.

"Nothing."

"Sasha, I see those wheels turning." I tell her and she runs a hand over her face. "Tell me what's going on."

"Well....the reason I like watching you play, is because I get to watch you get along with the guys you play with. Sometimes....sometimes I wonder about what I did."

"What you did?-"

"No, I didn't really do anything I just.....your life used to be so different. It seemed like everyone wanted to be your friend, you had this bustling social life and did all of these things....it just doesn't seem like you do them anymore." She admits, looking away. "I feel like I changed your life around."

"You did." I tell her. "But in the best possible way." I assure her, running my hand over the side of her face. "Sasha I did used to have a very different sort of life, but it was a life I hated. I made a bunch of shitty friends so I could keep doing things that distracted me. If I really slowed down for too long I'd think about all the things that made me hate myself." I whisper and she presses her lips together.

"Now I have a smaller group of friends that are really my friends for the right reasons. Sure I spend a lot of time with you, but when you're busy I go see my friends or have dinner with mom. There's nothing I regret about being with you Sasha. The people that want to dump on me because I'm doing something that makes me happy, weren't worth having around to begin with. To be honest I was really enjoying how simple it all was, it was a nice break."

"Do you really mean that?" She asks looking worried and I smile.

"Of course I do." I tell her. "Sash, I've wanted this for four years, I was just to afraid to do it."

How could she not think that? After all this time and everything we've done together, I thought she knew how important she was to me.

"I was just worried you missed it." She says. "You told me to go after figure skating because you didn't want me to give up the things I love for you. I was just worried you'd done that for me." She sighs, lowering her eyes.

I just lean forward and kiss her forehead, touched by her concern. "No Sasha, of course not." I tell her and she nods, kissing my chest. "I don't want anything that we have to change, I love this the way it is."

"So do I." She breathes and I nod, running my hands over her bare back. "I love you."

"And I love you." I remind her.

I roll her over me and then sit the two of us up so we're eye to eye. She gasps at the instant change of position and her arms instinctively fly up over her chest. I smile a bit at that and grab her hands, looping them around the back of my neck instead. She clears her throat and I move my hands to her waist.

"I need to go soon." I whisper, dragging my nose over hers and she nods.

I really didn't want to, staying in bed all day like this like there wasn't a care in the world was exactly what I wanted.

"I wish I could stay here with you." She whispers and I nod. "Thank you for coming yesterday."

"I'm glad I could be here." I tell her, remembering the exact moment she finished her routine. The smile she had when they put that medal around her neck. "You were amazing."

She smiles and gives me a quick kiss, just barely brushing her lips over mine. I loved and hated when she did that equally, it teased me but left me wanting more. She shivers a bit and I wrap my arms around her knowing she probably had a slight chill, from being out from under the covers.

"I really enjoyed last night." She whispers and I feel my heartbeat pick up.

"So did I." I tell her. It gave me a lot of comfort that she seemed to enjoy it much more last night. I wanted it to be nice for Sasha just like it was for me.

It was so hard to move on and pretend none of our intimacy affected me. It was one of the only things I thought about on a regular basis. It filled my mind and made my cheeks flush.

"Maybe we can celebrate again tonight." She suggests and I find my mouth getting dry. It always threw me off guard when she said things like that.

"Only if that's what you want." I tell her, trying to hide my excitement over the idea. "We definitely don't have to."

"Have to and want to are two different things." She tells me, pushing her fingers through my hair. "I'm tired of everything being so hard and confusing, I just want a few drama-free, romantic nights with you."

"I'd like that too." I tell her and she smiles pressing her lips to mine. "I'll see if I can make that happen." She giggles a bit and wraps her arms around me, crushing our chests together.

The moment's cut short by my phone alarm going off and I groan. "I need to get ready to go, I'm supposed to meet your brothers in fifteen minutes and I don't think they'd like to see you coming out of my room with me." I tell her and she laughs sliding off me.

"Probably a good idea." She admits, pulling her underwear on again. She then looks around and sighs, covering her chest absentmindedly. "Shit, I forgot I wore that costume up here last night." She mumbles. "I guess this is going to be an interesting walk of shame."

I laugh a bit and walk over to my bag and pull out the clothes I was planning on sleeping in. I pass her a t-shirt and a pair of shorts and she smiles appreciatively.

"Borrow these." I tell her, kissing her forehead.

"Thank you." She laughs, giving me a hug.

I watch as she quickly pulls the clothes on, tightening in the draw-string on the shorts as much as she can. I try not to remark the absence of her bra as she walks around the room gathering her things together.

"Alright." She sighs. "I guess I should go." I quickly pick her up and give her a tight hug.

"I'll see you later tonight." I whisper. "I love you."

"I love you too." She tells me, giving me a kiss on the cheek. "Good luck today, I know you'll be wonderful."

"Thanks Sash." I whisper, giving her another good squeeze.

I didn't want to let her go, even though I'd see her later tonight. She gives me a kiss on the cheek and when I pull back to look at her she gives me another on the lips. I then walk her to the door, opening it and then letting her down.

"I'll give you a call when I land, tell me everything when I get there." She says, running her hands over my chest and I nod, kissing her forehead.

"You can bet on it." I tell her and she smiles.

We stall for all of too long and suddenly we hear the door a few down starting to open. I feel white as a sheet until I realize the door still didn't open. That is Sashas' brothers room.

"Dammit Nik, it's still latched you dumbass!" I hear Alex yell.

"Go, those are your brothers." I say and she runs down the hallway, waving quickly. I sigh watching her blonde hair disappear around the corner and I slump against the doorframe. A few moments later her brothers have the door figured out and emerge with their things.

"Ready Carter? We need to get going." Alex huffs and I nod.

"Yeah, I'm just rounding up my things." I tell them and they nod walking past and down the hallway.

I quickly get my stuff together and sigh knowing I'd see her again tonight. That we'd been here alone last night and that so much of it haunted my dreams. I only got more excited now as I thought about more nights like that, how our lives were going to calm down soon and we'd have nothing but time together.

I couldn't wait.