C16 Fat-cat-got-the-cream

Liz woke up next to Alej on the bed the next morning. He woke up before her so he just stared at her as she slept and until she woke up.

He trailed his tie off, shed his jacket with a lithe twist of his shoulders and pulled her into his arms, emanating now all the raw self-assurance that came so naturally to him. ‘I scarcely slept last night,’ he admitted softly