Pepper
The bed was cold when I woke up. Rhett wasn’t in the room, so I leaped out of bed and quickly changed. I hope he’s not mad I slept in! Lily’s face flashed in my mind, and I raced downstairs. Rhett stood in the kitchen by the stove.
“Good morning! I’m sorry I slept in; I’m ready now.” I stopped in my tracks when I realized he wasn’t dressed. All he wore was the sweatpants he’d gone to sleep in, and his hair was still a mess. “Why aren’t you dressed?”
“I’m not going.” He brushed his hand through his hair and looked down at the teakettle on the stove.
“What do you mean, you’re not going?” I promised Ezra I’d be there today to help in the kitchen. My mind raced as I thought of all the people who still needed help back at the pack house. I thought I’d get to see Lily and check how sh
