Tuck glanced at the clock on the opposite wall. Following his gaze, Gizmo noticed it was already after midnight.
“I’m okay with it, but don’t get so caught up you forget to get some shut eye. Too long without and you miss things.” Tuck pushed himself to his feet and went to the door, letting himself out.
Gizmo nodded but didn’t move right away as his mind had spun ahead. It took him a moment to realize he was wasting time, so he locked the door and let himself back into his little hideaway.
Gizmo woke with his face smashed into the sheets and darkness surrounding him. For a moment he wondered where he was, and how in the hell he’d gotten here. He rolled over, scrubbed a hand over his face to wipe away the sting from where his nose had been mushed into the mattress. That’s when he spotte
