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Groggily, I rolled over. On my nightstand was a glass of water. The alarm clock read seven AM.
I sat up and reached for the glass, downing it in a few gulps. The last thing I remembered was falling asleep on the couch.
There were the faint sounds of kitchen cabinets opening and closing.
Is Bones here?
My cell phone wasn’t plugged in or resting on the nightstand.
I got up and went into the bathroom, did my business, and quickly brushed my teeth. I did a bodily inventory—I didn’t feel like I normally did before having an episode, so I hoped that meant I wouldn’t have one.
Bones was barefoot. His dark hair was askew and he needed a haircut. He was rooting around in the kitchen, looking confused as all hell.
“Uh, morning,” I greeted.
He crouched down and opened the cabinet that contained the pots and pans. “Morning. Where the hell is your coffee maker?”
“I don’t have one,” I replied. “And what are you still doing here? And how did I get up to bed last night?”
“I carried you,” he said. “You didn’t even wake up when I moved you. I stayed because I didn’t think you being alone was a good idea. And what the hell do you mean you don’t have a coffee maker?”
“I don’t drink coffee,” I explained. “Where did you sleep?”
“Are you even human?” he asked in shock. “Everyone drinks coffee. And I slept on the couch.”
“Not everyone drinks coffee,” I announced. “I don’t like coffee. And you should’ve slept in one of the guest rooms. It would’ve been more comfortable than the couch.”
“The couch was fine,” he said.
“You hungry?” I asked.
“Yes. But I already went through your refrigerator last night. You’ve got nothing in there. I ordered take out.”
I frowned. “I really must’ve been conked out if I didn’t hear the doorbell.”
“Dead to the world.”
I flinched at his choice of words. “What do you mean I’ve got nothing in the refrigerator? There’s tons of stuff.”
“You have kale.”
“So?”
“So, kale is like…spinach’s bitchy cousin.”
“Kale is good for you.”
“I notice you didn’t say you liked it. If I’m staying for breakfast and you have no coffee, you gotta offer me something better than kale. Especially since I watched your favorite comfort movie with you.”
I smiled. “How’d you feel about the movie, by the way?”
“That Darcy is a real dreamboat.”
I laughed, causing him to smile.
His smile made my heart flutter in my chest.
“All right, I’ll make waffles. Sound good?”
