Larissa's POV The next morning, I was up before the sun. I moved through my morning routine with impressive speed and slipped on the outfit I had set out the day before. Then, I joined Brayden downstairs. He was already wide awake, sipping tea out of his favorite mug and tapping away at his phone. “You good?” He asked as he watched me stifle a yawn. I nodded. “I’m barely awake but functional.” “That will have to do.” He said. “And thanks again for the tea sampler box.” “I should be the one thanking you. It was your card I used to get a spa treatment yesterday.” The ghost of a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. “How about we call it even?” He suggested. We weren’t even. The trip to the day spa had cost him a couple of hundred dollars. The tea sampler box had cost me less than

