A/N: Some post-musical fluff I wrote years ago. I recently reworked this and posted it to Tumblr for not-what-leroux-had-in-mind's NSFW Inktober prompt #25, morning/sleepy sex. This fades to black, though, so it's safe for work ;)

Sunrise

Christine rubbed her eyes sleepily as the morning sun began to stream in through the curtains. Rolling over in bed she found her husband still asleep, but instead of waking him she sat up on one elbow to watch him for a few moments.

Even after nearly ten years and the few gray strands that had appeared at his temples, Raoul's face still maintained the boyish qualities she remembered from their reunion in Paris. She smiled as she smoothed back his hair, and was met by an answering grin as his eyelids fluttered open.

"What time is it?" he asked groggily. "It must still be early, if our little rooster has not yet crowed!" he teased. Christine laughed, but knew he was right - for they were both accustomed to their daughter Charlotte rushing to her parents' door as soon as she was awake.

"Shall I go check on her, you think?" she asked, leaning down to press a kiss to his cheek as she pushed back the sheet. Raoul twisted his face at the last instant to capture her lips with his own, burrowing his fingers into her tangled curls. Christine let herself be coaxed back under the covers as his other arm wound about her, pulling her to his chest.

"Mmm…I think not," he finally answered, kissing his wife again and chasing away any plans she had of leaving bed quite yet.