Chapter Twelve
Emma woke in the morning fully recharged. Her ongoing relationship with Sean had proved to be an excellent move. Orgasmic release had a way of de-stressing her like nothing else could. And the dating websites Barb had pointed her to were definitely stress-inducing.
She climbed out of bed, careful not to bump into any of Sean’s numerous bruises, and went to make coffee.
To her surprise, when she came back into the bedroom with caffeine to wake him, he was already awake and half-dressed.
“Wow. Never pegged you as an early riser.”
“I got work.”
Oh, yeah. How had she forgotten that? “Can you work in your condition?”
“I’ll be fine.” He winced as he bent over to get his shoes. After shoving his feet into them, he took the cup she offered.
He watched her dress for school an
