They had planned to sleep late that morning but could not. Kaitie had awakened early and could not go back to sleep. She had tried to lay still beside Jake, so he could continue to sleep, but he awoke on his own. Jake stretched and gave Kaitie a sleepy smile. “Good morning, my love,” Jake whispered, his arms enveloping her in a warm embrace. “Good morning,” Kaitie grinned as she snuggled into him. “Don’t freak out, but I want to wake up like this every day for the rest of my life,” Jake softly said as he kissed her head. Kaitie rose up on her elbow and looked into his eyes. “What brought that one?” “I don’t know. It was just what popped into my head,” Jake grinned at her. “Do you have a problem with that?” “Never. I feel the same way,” Kaitie giggled as she kissed him. “And I want

