When I woke up the next morning, Buck had already left and there was a tray of breakfast on the bedside table. When I reached over to pick up a piece of toast, it was cold. I checked the time and it was nearly lunch. Twisting around so I could get out of bed, my ribs complained. It wasn't as painful as yesterday but still enough to make me cringe.
I eased the rest of the way out of bed and went to find something to wear. The most painless outfit I could find was a royal blue sundress. I slipped it over my head and found some slip-on shoes to match.
Once in the hallway, I looked both ways, trying to decide whether to head to the office or grab something to eat downstairs. The stairs looked too painful so the office won. The door was closed when I got there so I knocked before opening it u
