Startling awake, I sat up in bed and looked around. There was a soft light coming through the window but the rain still fell outside. Marek was already gone and the clock showed six in the morning. It had been a long time since I slept in that late. Getting up, I pulled the blankets back up to the top of the bed. Walking out, I was surprised to see Marek sitting at the table with a cup of coffee and his tablet.
“Morning.”
“You’re still here?” My mouth ran away with me before I realized what I said.
His eyebrow rose and he looked like he was holding back a chuckle. “I don’t have any meetings this morning. It was a race against time for a bit so it should even out before the next week.”
I nodded, pulling the shirt I was wearing down as walked down the stairs.
“I need to speak with you i
