The smell of coffee and bacon woke me up the next morning. I sat up slowly and saw that Jared wasn’t in the bedroom. Jared? I asked through the mind link. Good morning sleepy head! He laughed inside my head and I crossed my arms over my chest which was a bad idea. Oh s**t that hurt! Are you ok? I’m just in my office taking care of some business; I’ll be there in 2. With that he cut me off and out of the corner of my eye I saw a tray with the coffee and bacon. Grabbing it and setting it on my lap, I picked up the cup and took a small drink. I smiled and heard the door open as Jared came in. He was dressed in a pair of sweats and one of his baseball sweatshirts. “How are you feeling?” was the first thing he asked. “Sore, but that’s because I sat up too quickly and crossed my arms over my

