Just like the previous morning, Zoey's eyes beneath her eyelids flickered before they slowly opened. Just like the past few mornings, the corner of her lips stretched into a subtle smile along with her eyes cracking.
After all, just like the past morning, the view she was expecting was Matthew's majestic sleeping face. The sight of him early in the morning was the treat she would be looking forward to every morning. Zoey often woke up before he did, and she would spend her morning staring at him in silence before pretending she was asleep when he woke up.
However, unlike the perfect morning she woke up to, what welcomed her eyes early in the morning was not his peaceful sleeping expression. "Darling?" She muttered, blinking her eyes many times before she suddenly sat up straight.
