Chapter Seventy-six

Catherine's POV:

My eyes fluttered open to the saturated morning sunlight pouring in through the windows. The drapes had been pulled to the side and I watched with satisfaction as the birds chirped in trees.

Somehow, this brought tranquil to my soul and I sank into the bed, moaning softly as I wrapped my arms around the pristine white covers.

I had woken up in Michael's bed once again and of course, I had an idea that he was probably not in bed as the kids could be really demanding. It made me realize that he usually woke up before me. Chuckling, I rolled over to see that the bed was empty. Of course.

"Do you realize how much of a sleepy head you are?"

I looked towards the end of the bed to see Michael standing in front of his closet. He was shirtless and rummaging about his closet for something to wear. I watched his back move with surprising ease. He looked yummy and all I wanted to do was climb out of the bed and walk over to him so I could wrap my arms around