Chapter 16
I awoke around seven. The sun was up, the day was shining, Burk was stretched out naked beside me. There was a weight on my stomach; it was my cat. The kitten was on Burk’s hip. I heard snoring from the floor beside me. There was Finn, curled up in a blanket, with Miranda beside her. Both asleep. It looked like it was going to be a chaste and pure morning, even though the kitten was now batting at a part of Burk that was moving. I was fascinated. I was rather fond of that piece of him myself. I didn’t want to see it damaged.
Burk woke with a start, then smiled at me. “Oh, honey, what a nice way to wake me up!”
I put both my hands up to cover the grin and snorts that were ready to bubble out. He’d hate me if I laughed, and everyone woke up. His face as he figured out what was
