Chapter 124: Iris

She awoke with a stretch and a smile. She couldn't remember what had happened to put her into such a glorious mood, until her arm whacked something warm and hard in her bed. Her eyes shot open and she jerked her head.

Oh.

Declan had happened.

He opened his eyes sleepily, smiling at her. "Good morning," he said in a deep rumble. He reached his hand out to stroke her hair away from her face. "Sleep well?"

She bit her lip, unable to hide the grin spreading over her. She couldn't remember the last time she'd woken up this happy. It was joy, pure joy, from the tips of her toes to the end of her nose.

"I may have had some pretty strenuous exercise right before falling asleep; helped me have some real amazing dreams, actually," she said with a mischievous grin.

"Funny that," he said with a matching grin. "I remember something like that, too."

He reached for her, pulling her against his chest, and began nibbling across her neck. "Hmmm...maybe we should refresh our memories..."