CLARA I wake up to someone smoothing my hair. The scent is familiar and I inhale it, wanting to feel more of it. Ray is so funny. We have two beds in the room but he chose to sleep on mine. Well, I'm not complaining. His warmth and great masculine scent, his cuddling plus the cologne he's wearing made me sleep longer, knowing that I'm protected all through the night. Since my back is facing him, I turn slowly to face him and my sleepy eyes meet his glowing eyes. He smiles and plants a kiss on my forehead. “Good morning my princess.” he smiles. “Good morning my prince.” I reply, stifling a yawn. I can't believe that even after sleeping all night I'm still sleepy. I sit up and stretch. I notice he's already dressed up for the day. “What time is it?” I ask him. “It's way past 9am.