Chapter 49

PATSY POV:

I don’t know how long I’ve been sleeping, but when I wake up the next day all sore, I smell bacon cooking.

Stretching, I open my eyes, and the sun pours in through the windows. Sitting up, I turned to find Baron but he was nowhere.

I pulled over his shirt and then got out of the room.

I find Baron in the kitchen, such a surprise.

“Sun’s out.” I smile.

“No more rain.” He smiles back. “At least for now. I hope you’re hungry.”

“Since when do you cook for yourself?” I joined him in the kitchen. He’s already made toast and a fruit salad. I pluck a piece of pineapple and suggestively slide it into my mouth.

“Just because I have a private chef – several private chefs – doesn’t mean I don’t know how to cook.”

“I thought that was exactly what it meant.” I laugh. He leans in to kiss me, but I shake my head. “No. Morning breath.”

“Don’t be silly,” he laughs. “As if I care.”

“No, seriously. You might not care, but I care. I’ll be back in a minute.”

I wink and then turn to leave, “Don’