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The first thing I saw when my eyes blinked open were small ripples forming in the blue water outside the window. I blinked my eyes again and instantly sat up to look around me. I remembered falling asleep on the couch as I waited for Cole to finish talking with his security team but here I was, in the room alone by morning.

There was no sign that Cole slept in the room or that he was even in the suite, but the bedroom door was open so I wore the fuzzy slippers that the hotel had given us on our first day here and padded int the sitting room.

I saw Cole sitting down on the couch, his head bent over it as he snored softly so I quietly walked over to him. His hands were splayed across the head of the couch and his eyes were slightly open, and I felt tempted to take a picture of him. Luckily, my phone was in my pyjamas so I quickly took a photo of him, smiling quietly as his mouth opened slightly.

After that, I walked back into the room to freshen up and by the time I was done, Cole was a