LIZZIE YAWNED AND STRETCHED and was startled for only a moment, then relaxed as she remembered she’d asked Donny to stay with her. She rolled over carefully, trying her best not to wake him, but when she laid her head back down on her pillow, she was face to face with his sparkling hazel eyes gazing back at her.
“Morning, gorgeous,” he said in a smoky voice that curled her lips into a smile.
“Morning, handsome.”
“Did you get some sleep?” he asked, tracing his hand lightly up and down her arm.
“You know what? I did. I think that’s the best I’ve slept in, well, forever, it feels like. How about you?”
“Not too bad,” came the reply. “I liked snuggling with you.”
She crinkled her nose when she smiled. “Me too,” she told him, her voice a mischievous whisper. “What time is it?”
“Around nin
