Indy rolled over and realized she had fallen asleep. When the doctor said bed rest, Indy hadn’t actually planned on staying in bed. She stretched and admitted the nap had been necessary. Leaving her room, she peered up and down the hall and then snuck down the back stairs leading into the kitchen. This room was empty of people, and she looked for a coffee cup.
She found one in the cabinet and stared at the coffeemaker that had more buttons than a TV remote. Glad Kate had already brewed a pot, she poured her one and only cup for the day and walked out the back door. Spring had broken through: birds chirped in the trees and the sun warmed her skin. A slight chill in the air warned that winter might fight back, but she wanted this small reprieve. A chance to bask in warmth.
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