The gentle light streaming in through the sheer white drapings had caused me to stir from my peaceful slumber . I rolled over on to my back so that I could stretch my tensed muscle' s out as I yawned . I rubbed my eyes as I yawned and then out stretched my legs and paused when my foot touched something . My eyes immediately flew open and I was reminded of exactly where I had been . I turned to see Ryder sleeping peacefully beside me , his lips slightly puckered in his sleep and his hair tumbling over his forehead . I immediately drew me leg away from his side carefully . His chest had risen and fallen in a rythmic sequence with each inhale and each audible exhale . His lashes had been long enough that they appeared to be touching his skin below his closed eyes . He looked so at ease , so p
