Chapter 17
Nathan woke the following morning in Tess’s room, bright sun splashed across the bed. Half-awake, he rolled over, sleepily thinking he’d be curling around Tess. Finding the bed empty save for him, he rolled onto his back again, kicking the covers off of his feet. As he came slowly awake, his mind replayed the events last night. Just as he had last night after Tess had fallen asleep, he berated himself for losing control and punching Chad. That thought alternated with the fact that Chad damn well deserved to get the s**t beat out of him. It was just that Nathan couldn’t remember the last time he’d had a fight—his only recollection was from high school when a tussle broke out during a basketball game. And he felt horrible that it had happened in such a public place. Tess had trie
