The night flew by far quicker than I had hoped, little knocks on our bedroom door waking us from our slumber after being up until the early hours of the morning. I told her I'd take her upstairs and make everyone wait for us, but nobody had to wait for us. We went and went and went until she passed out. The knocks don't stop... Evidence that there are children or very anxious adults on the other side of the door.
"Do we pretend we don't hear it and go back to sleep?" I mumble to her, Ivy groaning in response. "My thoughts exactly, Princess."
"They go back to their pack today so we should probably get up," she says as she stretches her body out. "We shouldn't have stayed up so late." I roll over, pinning her beneath me and pressing my lips to hers.
"It was so worth it though," I say, a s
