Ever since you'd met Daniel, he'd had a pretty hectic schedule, there was always something going on or somewhere for him to be.

You'd gotten used to it after a while, but you could tell that it took it toll on Daniel.

For the first time in months your boyfriend had a day off and that meant a lie in.

As usual you'd woken up before him and turned over in bed to face him – he was still fast asleep which was no surprise.

You took a moment to just purely admire him, even though that seemed utterly creepy, but you couldn't help but appreciate the peacefulness of his face.

For the past few months you'd been worried about him. He'd been going from project to project and barely even seemed to have time to breathe.

Whenever he did get back to the apartment that you shared, he was so drained that he just fell straight to sleep.

So even though he was asleep right now it was nice to know that when he did wake up, neither of you had anything pressing to get to.

Still half asleep, Daniel reached out to you and pulled you basically on top of him and he cracked one eye open.

"Good morning sleepyhead," you greeted with a smile on your face.

He chuckled and moved closer to you so that he could kiss you. He went to say something but all he managed to do was mumble against your lips.

You shook your head as you pulled back, still with a big smile on your face. "Baby I can't understand your mumbling,"

A pout appeared on his face as he kissed you again, his hands wrapping around you and gripping the shirt that you slept in – his like always.

The two of you kissed and cuddled sleepily for a while longer before Daniel finally stretched and groaned and flexed his fingers around your waist.

"The last thing I want to do is leave this bed," his voice was full of sleep as he spoke.

You smiled down at him reaching out to rub the pad of your thumb against the stubble that was growing on his cheeks.

He leant into your touch. "You don't know how good it feels to just be here and not up at the crack of dawn."

"It's nice to at least wake up to you next to me," you giggled as you talked to him. "And not just some note on your pillow."

He made a face of mock offence. "Some note?!" he questioned and then pouted. "I put those there because I want you to wake up with a smile on your face."

"You're just too cute."

He scoffed at your comment. "Cute? I am the epitome of manliness."

You giggled as he pulled you back to him. "Of course, Baby, of course."

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Written by Hannah.