The benefit and curse of hindsight. You know what you missed out on before, best not make the same mistake twice and waste it again.

He lay looking at the ceiling awhile, the hazy blue light casting its usual strange shadows everywhere. He looked forward to when they could stand still long enough to appreciate the sky.

Fingers caressed her skin lightly for a bit before he should return the favor before the day caught up with him...and because he wanted to. He sat up, withdrawing from her. "Lay on your back up on the bed, close to the edge." he said, a mischievous glint in his gold eyes.