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"Good morning. You look beautiful."
She laughed. "I doubt that, but it sure feels good to hear it."
He sat up and pulled her close. His lips met hers and Chiefy whined. Grace chuckled and he pulled back, reluctantly.
"You get dressed. I'll take Chiefy outside."
"Thank you. I can do it if you'd like to rest a while longer."
He stared into her eyes, still happy to look into them and still so enamored with the color. "No. I'll go down and talk to Jace for a bit. Do you like coffee in the morning?"
"Yes. I do. Just cream, no sugar."
"You got it." He pulled back the covers and reached for his clothes as the bathroom door closed.
Pulling on his sweatpants and t-shirt from last night, he chuckled as Chiefy pranced around. "Come on pretty girl, let's get you outside."
Chiefy jumped up and her tail thumped as she followed him down the stairs. He turned left as Jace directed last night and found the kitchen at the back of the house.
Jace sat at the kitchen table in front of a window, a cup of coffee in front of him, and the paper opened on the table.
"Good morning. I hope I didn't wake you."
Sid chuckled. "No. We want to get an early start of it today. And Chiefy needs to go out. We'll be right back in."
He opened the back door which led into a sunroom. Or actually a Florida room, because it had actual windows in it.
Opening the door that led outside, Chiefy bounded out to the back yard and ran around, sniffing at everything. He looked at the beautiful landscaping and area. You'd never know this house was basically in the middle of town. The way it was situated on a cul-de-sac and surrounded by palm trees, it looked like a dense woods from the outside. He chuckled. Leave it to Jace to find this little gem in town.
Chiefy finally peed but continued to sniff. He wanted a cup of coffee and to chat with Jace, but he let Chiefy have some fun before calling her inside.
Finally, Chiefy looked up to see if he was still there and that's when he patted his leg. "Come on, girl. Let's go in."
She ran to him and he thought once more what a great dog she was. So well- behaved.
As they entered the house once more, Jace stood at the coffee pot refilling his cup. "You want one?"
"Yes. Please. Grace will be down in a minute too."
"Two coffees coming up. I'll pour, but you'll have to doctor it on your own."
Sid chuckled. "Deal."
Jace poured and Sid sat at the table to stay out of the way. Jace moved from the coffee pot, leaving the two poured coffees on the counter and Sid stood and poured cream in one, and left his black.
"Thanks for letting us stay here last night. We appreciate it."
"I meant it when I said it's no problem. I have this big place to myself and it's nice knowing there are others in the house besides my old bones rattling around in here."
"I get it."
Jace closed the newspaper and looked across the table at his friend. "So, what's the future plan?"
Sid shrugged and sipped his coffee. "Immediate future is to make sure these guys don't harm Grace or Chiefy." He glanced at Chiefy who was sniffing the rugs in the kitchen. "I'm not sure how to do that. But, I'm going to do what I can."
"Okay. What about after that?"
Sid chuckled. "You mean am I staying here in Blossom Springs?"
