She woke up feeling very cheery, and very serene. Which she completely embraced, knowing it to be a good thing. And with the Joy in her heart, and still a little lost somewhere between being asleep and awake, She reached for Jasper… but he wasn't there.
Odd. she thought and slowly opened her eyes, and scanned the bed. when she she didn’t see him, she scratched at her eyes and laid on her back
Where was he?
She knew he was definitely somewhere around the house, but she had gotten so used to waking up in his arms that him not being there when she woke felt truly wrong.
And what exactly did that mean? She asked herself.
She turned on her side to look at the window. It was well into the morning now, she had slept in, and considered, perhaps that's why Jasper wasn't in bed, he was an earl
