Diluted

~21~

Ember tiredly tries to sprawl out in her queen sized bed before she realizes there's no room.

She opens her eyes a little bit and realizes she's trapped between Jim's long body which is wrapped around her and the two dogs sprawled out on the bed.
Ember smiles happily as she looks down and sees Kevin snuggling into Blackbeard.
Kevin snores lightly and Blackbeard sleeps peacefully.

Ember rolls into Jim and snuggles into his warmth.
His arm's instinctively wrap around her bringing her into his comforting embrace.

Ember smiles and rests her head against Jim's chest.

Suddenly Ember feels Jim's hands run through her hair.
She looks up at him and sees him yawn as he snuggles into her.

Ember giggles as she plays with Jim's hair.
Jim stirs a little and looks down at Ember.
He smiles sleepily and kisses her nose.

"Good morning Jim," Ember swoons as she grins at him.

Jim brushes Ember's hair out of her face.

"Good morning princess," he yawns as he stretches his arms.

Ember blushes and smiles at the name.

"Why is the bed so cramped?" Jim mutters as he rolls onto his back.

Ember laughs as she sits up and brushes her hair back with her hands.

Jim sits up a little and looks down seeing the two dogs still sound asleep.

Jim smiles and lays back down.
He looks over at Ember curiously as she throws a off the covers and hops out of bed.

Jim's cheeks heat as he realizes Ember isn't wearing any pants.
Ember doesn't bother trying to cover her black lace panties either.

Jim clears his throat and continues to watch her stride into the bathroom.

She chuckles at him and shuts the door.

Jim looks over at the two dogs and reaches to pet both of them.
The dogs stir a little but they remain asleep.

Jim shakes his hair out of his face and looks around the room.

The walls are white and the doors are black.
Jim smiles, that's definitely Ember's aesthetic.

Jim spots a bin in the corner that he never noticed before.
He throws the covers off and steps out of bed, walking curiously over to the bin.
He sits down on the floor and his hands reach out to lift the lid off from over the black and white stripped holder.

He smiles as he sees a stack of CD's in it.
He starts looking through them. Admiring Ember's diverse taste.

He finds pop and rap albums, several alternative albums, some electronic albums, a french pop album, gothic rock, dancehall, lots of heavy metal, punk, R&B, reggae, some movie sound tracks, Hawaii folk, and Latino albums.

He continues digging and suddenly his fingers land on the very familiar red album.

He pulls it out and smiles when he sees his band.

Jim quickly looks behind him as he hears the bathroom door click.

The door swings open and Ember walks out. Her hair is up in a messy bun with strands hanging out of it. She still has no pants on and her black tee shirt clings to her skin.

She walks sleepily towards Jim and he moves his arms so she can sit in his lap.

"Find anything you like?" Ember questions as she leans against his broad  chest.