She could hear him wake up, his breathing changed, a little shift in his position as he joined the conscious world. A soft, tired smile graced her lips as he nuzzled her, his words only making it grow.<br/><br/>There was that word again. It had always made her blush to hear him call her his mate, to refer to herself as such. But this time it didn't. It only made her smile. It held a different meaning after last night. Before, she hadn't felt she deserved to be called his mate, now she really was in every sense of the word. Mostly anyway.<br/><br/>"Best sleep I've had in a long time." Shifting, she propped herself up to look at him, her hand coming up to try and take his horrible bedhead. "Did you sleep well?"