The next morning, Colton woke up in Esme's bed. His arms still wrapped around her from the night before and when he tried to move to a more comfortable position, his whole body hurt. His neck was stiff, his back pulled painfully and his feet tingled with pins and needles. Unable to keep it in, he let out a low groan, the discomfort caused him distress and as he managed to roll onto his back, his breath caught in his chest. Trying not to wake Esme, he slowly pulled his arm out, that was trapped underneath her body, then slowly tried to roll out of bed. The first few attempts he failed. Taking a deep breath, getting himself ready for the burning sensation that would run down his spine, he threw everything he had into getting to his feet. Stifling his yells of pain, he hunched over as he took
