Chapter 10
When Emerson woke the next morning, he felt hungover. He was dehydrated. He should have had a few more glasses of water before bed. Why hadn’t he downed one or two before…? Then he remembered the events of last night. Throwing up expensive wine and mushrooms. Sean tucking him in bed. He hadn’t even showered or brushed his teeth.
Emerson groaned and Ninotchka jumped onto his chest, trying to kiss him good morning. As much as he loved her, his head hurt too bad to snuggle right now.
He got out of bed and stumbled into his tiny bathroom. He turned on the shower and let the water heat up as he brushed his teeth. Behind him, Ninotchka barked repeatedly. He usually fed her first and he was screwing up their schedule. But he couldn’t function until he showered.
“Be patient,” he tol
