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𝟐𝟕... 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬
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The first things I am aware of when I wake is the smell of pine and soap, the chest under my head, and the torso that my arm is slung over. Matt. He is holding my hand on top of his stomach, and his deep breaths indicate that is still fast asleep. We are in my bed, which means that Matt must have carried me here after I passed out in his arms on the couch last night.
I quickly become aware of another body pressed into my back, and I automatically assume it is one of the dogs, but when I peek over my shoulder, Vienna's long blonde hair is unmissable. She is curled against my back, and Kaya is squished into the small space between Vi and the wall, her arm wrapped protectively around her little sister's waist.
A loud snore that I know is not from Matt catches my attention, and I carefully lift my head from Matt's chest to peek at the rest of my room, and the sight before me is enough to bring a smile to my face. Mason is tucked against Matt's other side with his head resting on Matt's bicep, and beyond the edge of the bed, Cam is sprawled across the carpet on my floor. He is the one who is snoring, and his chest is rising and falling as he breathes heavily. He is lying flat on his back using one of my stuffed animals as a pillow, and Joey and Chandler are curled into his sides, one on his right and the other on his left.
Matt's breath catches for a moment, and I tear my gaze away from my brother just in time to see my boyfriend blink his eyes open. When he notices me hovering above him, a sleepy smile crosses his face, and he lifts his hand to tuck my hair behind my ear. "Morning, Sunshine."
"Morning," I whisper, a tiny smile on my own face. "Did you know that they were all in here?" I gesture to my siblings, and Matt's smile widens when he notices my entire family in my room.
"Vienna came in right after I brought you to bed, but everyone else must have come after I fell asleep." Matt gently pulls me back down to rest my head on his chest, and I don't fight the action, content to stay in his arms for just a little bit longer. "How did you sleep?"
"I had a dream that we bought a house that was practically in the woods, but it was a really close walk to the cutest little town." My voice is quiet, whispering my dream that I wish was reality into existence. "There was a river behind it that we could swim in, and a huge yard for Chandler and Joey. Cam and Kaya didn't live with us, but Mason and Vi were there, but a little older. We were married, and I was pregnant. And we were all sitting on the porch eating dinner, and Chris and Nick were there too, and everyone was laughing and happy. It was wonderful."
"That sounds heavenly," Matt murmurs, his lips against my forehead. "A couple years and that could be reality."
I tilt my chin up to look at Matt, and my pulse ticks with nerves as I meet his gaze. "What are your dreams for the future?"
