Ruby's POV
Ruby's eyes snapped open and stared straight at the ceiling of her room. She squinted and paused for a few seconds as the memories of last night returned to her. She wanted to rub her eyes and begin the day’s activities, but she couldn’t.
Her eyes trailed down to her hands, and she gasped at the hairy hands pinning them to the bed.
"What?!" She let out a silent scream, and that startled Carrick, who had crouched overnight, his hands wrapped around Ruby's in a lovey-dovey fashion. He raised his head, pretending to have stayed awake all night.
"Oh, hey, Ruby," he said with a bright smile on his face, but Ruby noticed the tiredness in his eyes and more importantly, the eye bags. Even if he had slept at all, it couldn’t have been more than an hour or two. "I'm glad you're awake
