Engaged (3)

Liz's lips twitched as something touched her cheek, waking her up gently. It was subtle and soft, and she groaned in protest. The bed was comfortable and last night Max exhausted her. Oh, and yesterday she gave the presentation and got engaged to Max, so today she needs to rest.

"Rise and shine, love…", Max's deep voice sounded close to her ear.

Liz snuggled closer to him and rested her head on his shoulder while refusing to open her eyes.

Max chuckled and kissed her on the lips. Once, twice... silently telling her that it's time to get up.

"Do I need to wake up?", Liz whined.

"Absolutely not. We can stay here as long as you want. It's Thursday, so I will call Hunter and tell him that I'm not coming to work, and you will miss the last day of the symposium where all the speakers go on the stage to get tiny statues which you can put on the shelf in your office to collect dust."