Ashleigh's legs stretched under the blankets but she quickly wound herself around him again. The bed wasn't remotely cold but he was warmer and, really, it just felt good to be near him.
She was yawning as he nudged her but her attention turned in the direction he pointed. Her entire face lit up and she rolled enough so that she could pull the cupcake into the bed with them, wrapping herself around him again once it was in her grasp.
She held it gently between two fingers and grinned brightly at him. "You are so helplessly adorable and I really sort of love you a lot." Yeah, she still had a sleep foggy brain but she was clearly thrilled.
The candle was already half melted so she wasted no time in making a wish and blowing it out. Her face turned back up to him, then, and she brushed her lips over his.
This was the best start to a birthday she'd ever had.