"Claire."

I moaned and turned over, bringing my comforter further up under my chin. I snuggled into the clouds and proceeded to breathe evenly.

A bright light flashed on the other side of my closed eyelids. I groaned and swatted a hand at it, hitting nothing but air. I mumbled something unintelligible and cuddled my arms against my chest.

"Sweetheart, wake up," I heard in my ear before something warm and wet was pressed against my temple.

I rolled onto my back, giving up at going back to sleep. "Who's it?" I slurred. Whoever it was would pay for interrupting my sleep.

Someone's deep chuckle sounded very near to me. "Your honey."

"I bought honey?" I questioned sleepily. "Why?"

"No, sweets. It's Avi. Rose sent me up, said you wanted to wake up when I got here."

"Avi," I mumbled to myself. I rubbed my closed eyes with my fists.

A soft pressure was applied to my lips as a weight found its way beside me. "You're obviously not coherent right now."

"S'not...what? What's co...cowa...cohere...?"

"Shh," the person chuckled. "Focus on opening your eyes. That should help you wake up."

"Wake up. Too early. Why do I want to wake up?"

"Because your awesome boyfriend who you haven't seen in months is currently in your bedroom."

I bolted up. "Avi?" I questioned in near hysterics. Sure enough, I was met with the sight of the dark haired man sitting on the bed beside me. "Avi!" I exclaimed happily as I jumped onto him.

He exhaled loudly as his back hit the mattress. I eagerly wrapped my arms around his chest and snuggled my head into his neck, running my cheeks over his beard a few times. His laugh echoed throughout the room. "Welcome to the land of the living, sweetheart."

I giggled and peppered kisses along his neck. "I'm so glad you're here. I missed you like crazy!"

Heavy arms wrapped around my waist and pulled me so I was completely on top of him. I let out a sigh of contentment. "I missed you, too. I think I was about to drive Mitch crazy pining over you."

I grinned. "I'm sure that Kevin would have kicked you back into gear if it got too bad." I perked up a bit. "Oh! How's the album coming along?"

"It's done, basically. We just have to wait for the release date to come along."

"Has that been decided yet?" I wondered idly.

Avi shrugged. "It's up to RCA, you know that."

I nodded. "Yeah."

"What about yours?" Avi asked. He shifted me ever so slightly, and this time, it was his turn to press kisses to my neck.

"The band is tweaking the music for a couple of the songs. I think we're planning on releasing it sometime in October or November. I thought it would be cool if we released it before Thanksgiving, but you never know."

Silence fell over us for a bit. I was wide awake and could really go for some coffee and pancakes, but I didn't want to leave Avi's embrace. I felt like if I moved off of him, he would disappear. He began to hum, filling the silence, as I drew patterns on his chest.

A knock sounded on my door. "Claire?"

"Yeah, Christina?" I called out.

"Oh, you're awake. Good. I wanted to know if you and Avi wanted some food."

I tilted my head up and bumped the underside of Avi's chin with my nose. "What say you, honey?"

"That would be nice, Christina," Avi said loudly.

"I'll fix some pancakes and bacon. It should be ready in about fifteen minutes. Claire, get dressed."

I whined. "But I don't want to!"

Avi chuckled. "I'll make sure she's dressed."

"Don't get distracted, you two!"

I blushed and hid my face in Avi's chest when he laughed. I heard Christina start down the stairs and hopped up. "I'm going to get dressed. You, mister, stay right here!" I ordered playfully.

Avi leaned up on his elbows. "Oh, do I get a show?"

I rolled my eyes and lightly pushed his shoulder. "Behave. Breakfast will be ready soon, and I'm not missing my coffee because you want to get funky."

"Funky?" Avi questioned, a laugh in his voice. "Who says funky anymore?"

I huffed and grabbed some clothes from my closet. I made my way to the bathroom. "Look, it's still early. Don't start questioning my words."

"Wouldn't dream of it, honey," he said as I closed the door to the bathroom after I entered it. I quickly took a shower and brushed my teeth. I decided to leave my hair down, that way it would dry faster, and dressed in the leggings and plaid shirt laid before me on the counter. For a few moments, I contemplated putting makeup on and then shrugged. If Avi and I went out anywhere, I would put some on, but since we were probably going to be locked down at my house today, I went without.

"Avi?" I whispered, leaning my head out of the bathroom door.

"I'm still in here, Claire."

I nodded to myself. "Okay, just making sure." I exited to find him sitting at my desk, the bed made. "Thanks," I said, gesturing to it.

He nodded. "No problem. I figured you would be too lazy to do it, so."

I laughed. "Yeah, I would be. To tell you the truth, I don't understand why people make up their beds. They use it a couple of hours later, and it ends up messy all over again. What's the point?"

Avi shrugged. "I don't know every secret of the world."

I smiled and pulled him up. "C'mon, I can smell coffee."

"You and coffee. Are you cheating on me?"

"With coffee? Always."

"Eh, I guess I can understand."

"Good."