Jaya yawned and then untangled her hand from the blankets to smother the yawn well after it was already finished. Someone nearby chuckled which prompted her to open her eyes. She tried the left one first since she was laying on her right side. Ivan was propped up on an elbow, his naked chest directly in front of her, his eyes on her face. The vision of his rippling, muscular torso was enough to prompt her to open the other eye, though she wasn't a morning person so the whole eye-opening thing was a pretty big sacrifice.
"Good morning, beautiful," Ivan said, his deep voice more relaxed than usual.
She tilted her head back on the pillow to give him a good looking over. The lines around his eyes and mouth seemed smoother, less severe. She licked her lips and blinked some of the sleep away.
