After we ate, I got checked out by Dr. Blake once more. He seemed rather pleased with it all. He gave me his approval to head home. Gage drove us back to his house and I insisted that he go straight to bed. He grumbled but accepted when I laid down with him. He pulled me in close and ran his fingers through my hair softly until he passed out cold. I shut my eyes and got some sleep as well. It felt like I still needed some.
When I woke up, I was feeling energized again. I managed to slip free of Gage and take a shower before he woke up. As I stepped out of the closet, pulling on a new shirt, he sat up and rubbed his eye slightly with the palm of his hand.
"Up already?" He asked in that deep, half-awake voice of his.
"I wanted to grab a shower. I figured I would wake you up after, but you
