02/04/2026
Love, he gently kissed her cheek while she was still half asleep.
The morning sun slipped through the curtains and painted her face gold.
Roman smiled — that rare, soft smile he saved only for her.
She opened one eye and whispered, “You’re staring again.”
“Can’t help it,” he murmured, voice low like distant thunder.
He pulled her closer, her head finding its favorite place on his chest.
Her fingers traced the tribal patterns on his arm slowly.
“You smell like coffee and trouble,” she teased.
“And you smell like forever,” he replied without thinking.
She laughed — the sound that still made his heart skip.
He kissed her forehead, then her nose, then hovered above her lips.
“Roman…” she breathed.
“Yeah?”
“Don’t ever stop looking at me like that.”
“Never,” he promised, sealing it with the deepest kiss.
They stayed tangled in sheets for another hour.
No phones, no cameras, no world outside.
Just heartbeat against heartbeat.
He brushed hair from her face like she was made of glass.
“You make the Tribal Chief disappear,” he admitted quietly.
“Good,” she whispered, “because I only want Roman.”
He kissed her palm, then each fingertip.
She pulled him down until their foreheads touched.
“I love you louder than any arena crowd,” she said.
Roman closed his eyes — those words hit harder than any spear.
“I love you bigger than any championship,” he answered.
They kissed again, slow and unhurried.
Time forgot them for a while.
And the world felt small and perfect.
Just the two of them.