"Hey ...."
I faintly felt a rub on my head. I groaned slightly, opened my eyes and found Marco's face in front of me. He smiled sweetly, very sweet, but it wasn't enough to erase my extreme sleepiness. I groaned softly again, eyes drifting shut.
The sound of his laughter was so subtle. "Wake up, Sleeping Beauty," he said, pinching my nose twice.
"Pretty sure pinching noses isn’t how you wake up Sleeping Beauty," I muttered still with my eyes closed.
"Well, we’d run late if I kissed you instead. Remember, Missouri’s waiting."
His words were like the biggest alarm of my life. My eyes opened in an instant, wide open. "Oh my gosh, I forgot." I hurriedly sat up, stretching my muscles. Then twisted my waist to the right and left. “Ugh, my body feels like it’s been hit by a truck.”
“Funny,
