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the next morning...

My eyes slowly fluttered open and felt a muscular arm around my body. I looked over at Dalton and his eyes met mine.

"Good morning little one," he smiled, running his fingers through my hair, "Did you have a good sleep?"

I nodded, burying my face onto his chest. He caressed my cheek and softly kissed my lips, making me smile.

"What time is this?" I asked him.

"Ten," he answered and my eyes went wide.

"Is anything wrong?" he asked.

"Don't you have work today?" I asked him.

"Yeah, but I called in sick so that I can spend the day with you, I don't want you to wake up alone," he smiled and my heart melted.

"Want me to make breakfast?" he asked.

"How about we brush our teeth and make breakfast together instead?" I suggested and he agreed. We headed over to the bathroom and I gave him an extra toothbrush. We then brushed our teeth and went downstairs to make breakfast.

"What do you have in your kitchen?" he asked.

"Only oat, almond milk and some fruits, that's all I have for breakfast," I chuckled.

"Ooh, a healthy breakfast, I love that," he smiled, "let's make some oatmeal then."

I nodded and we started making breakfast. He was the one making the oatmeal while I prepared the bowls along with some strawberries and blueberries. When we were done, he poured the oatmeal into the bowls and I topped them with the berries I prepared earlier.

"Let's eat," he smiled and I nodded. We cuddled up on the couch and began eating our breakfast.

"Holy shit, this is a lot better than how I usually made it," I told him after I had my first bite, "How did you make this?"

"I used half a cup of oat, 2/3 a cup of almond milk and a pinch of salt for each," he answered.

"You're so detailed, I love that," I chuckled, "but that's why your oatmeal is so good. I'm usually too lazy, so I only used the oat and almond milk."

"You have me now, I can come over every morning to make you breakfast if you want to," he smiled and my heart melted.

"Actually, can we just live together?" I asked him, "The government is planning a lockdown because of this whole covid thing, and we're gonna be stuck at home anyway, so why not just be in quarantine together?"

"Baby, this is gonna be a big step in our relationship," he said seriously, "I really don't want to invade your privacy in any way."

"Baby, you're not going to invade my privacy, I promise. I'm already attached to you, I want to be around you 24/7," I lightly smiled.

"Okay, if that's what you want," he smiled. I squealed and embraced him into a hug.

"I love you," I smiled. "I love you too."

We finished our food and placed the bowls in the dishwasher then went upstairs to shower.

"You can go first," I told him.

"You can go first baby," he smiled, "I'll have to get an extra pair of jeans in my car. You can shower while I take them."

"Okay, you can take another shirt from my closet, and you can shower in the other bathroom down the hallway if you want to," I told him and he nodded. I went inside the bathroom and began showering. We have been together for almost a month now but haven't seen each other naked, not even once. We both agreed to take things slow and wait until we're both ready. He knew that I had a major trauma around men after what Pete did to me. I'm still afraid of having sex after the series of rapes he committed. I told Dalton about how I'm still scared and he told me that he completely understands and is willing to wait until I'm ready. I couldn't ask for a better man.

When I was done showering, I stepped out and dried myself. I wrapped a towel around my body and hair and chose an outfit to wear. I decided to just stick with a plain oversized T-shirt and shorts. Dalton was nowhere to be seen, but I heard the shower running in the bathroom down the hallway, so I figured out that he's showering in that bathroom. I got dressed and applied serum on my face as a part of my skincare routine. I opened my makeup drawer and took out my foundation. Just then, I heard a knock on my bedroom door.

"Baby, may I come in?" I heard Dalton's voice outside.

"Yeah, go ahead," I replied. The door creaked open and he walked in.

"Baby, you're so beautiful without makeup," he beamed and I blushed.

"You don't need makeup, you're already beautiful," he added, making me smile.

"Okay baby," I smiled, putting the foundation back in the drawer.

"And your hair, curlies, yay!" he beamed, "Your natural curls are so beautiful. Damn, your natural beauty is everything."

I blushed and he placed kisses all over my face. I gave him a goofy smile and he copied my facial expression, so I attacked his face with kisses, just like what he did to me.

"Okay baby, I'll be nice, I'll be all natural today," I smiled.

"Yay!" he beamed and jumped around like a little kid. He wrapped his arms around me and played with my curls.

"You're such a baby," I chuckled.