Light In Darkness {Second book in the series of Eternal Love}

27. Name

One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.

~Sophocles

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Stacey sighed deeply and snuggled into the warmth engulfing her body. She opened her eyes only to be met be a tanned chest. As her eyes went up, the memories of last night flashed in her mind. A smile crept on her lips with a blush on her cheeks as she remembered her seamy make out session with Darius. Their night ended with an earth-shattering make-out session but none of them crossed their limits and Stacey was glad for that. Her smile widened as she stared at the peaceful face of Darius. Stretching her upper body as best as she could in his arms, Stacey placed her fingers on the strands of hair that were covering his forehead. Waiting for a moment, she placed her hand on his forehead after getting sure that he would not wake up. Her hand went to his stubbly cheek and her breath hitched as Darius' lips lifted upwards into a small smile. He let out a contended smile but did not wake up. Smiling, Stacey placed a kiss on his jaw as it was hard to move further than that in his steel-like grip but she was not complaining at all for she loved being wrapped up in his arms and feeling his heart beating against her own,

Stacey's hands roamed around his face, feeling all of his features and tracing the outline of his nose and lips.

"Smiles can do wonders like yours do to me. Your smile do wonders that words fail to describe, baby." Stacey whispered, staring at Darius' small smile.

"Wonders are those which capture your entire attention and no matter how many times you look at them, their beauty never fails to mesmerize you. My wonder is you." Darius said in just as soft tone with slight huskiness to it as his hands caressed her waist.

Stacey gasped on listening his voice to which he smiled widely. She was too busy in admiring his smile to see that he was already awake and listening to her each sharp intake of breath and beautiful words tumbling out of her mouth.

"You listened everything." Stacey said embarrassed and ducked down her head.

Darius chuckled and pecked her lips.

"Good morning, beautiful."

"Good morning." Stacey kept her head on his chest and sighed.

"Did you sleep well?" Darius asked, playing with her hair.

"Yes, it was a peaceful sleep. How did you sleep?"

"Another best sleep of my life. I always get the best sleep with you." Darius admitted and felt her smiling in his chest.

They laid there, wordlessly. It was not as if they needed words to communicate when their hearts were already doing that.

"Uh, Cupcake?"

Stacey hurriedly looked at Darius with wide eyes and asked teasingly, "Did you just stutter, Mr. Brooks?"

She felt the left corner of her lips forming into a smirk to which Darius playfully glared at her.

"I wanted to take you out but as you are laughing at me so I won't."

Stacey's eyes widened with glee as she let out a squeal and kissed his lips. Darius pulled her completely on his chest with her legs trapped in his.

He hid his smile and said, "I said I won't take you out. You laughed at me."

Darius feigned hurt.

"Aww, come on. I am sorry. Take m-"

"Momma." Stella said softly, stepping into the room with Nathan who smirked at the couple.

Stacey groaned and hid her face in the crook f Darius' neck. She mumbled softly so that only Darius could hear her.