Chapter Forty Two

He pushed his nose up to hers and rubbed it back and forth. Forgiven. She smiled and hugged him.

"Come on, I'll finish making breakfast the old fashioned way."

She took the still frozen bacon out of the microwave and peeled it out of the plastic. She put it onto a baking sheet and put it into the oven, setting it on low. She went over to the table and sat down.

"Want to listen to the stereo while we wait for the bacon to thaw out?"

He gave her a quizzical look. She laughed.

"Oh, yeah. You wouldn't know about stereos."

She reached over to the counter and flipped on the small clock radio.

'I'll keep you by my side with my superhuman might--Kryptonite' started blaring from the speakers. She smiled at the irony of the song and who her lover was. Yep, Three Doors Down nailed it with that one. She hummed and sang along with the song. She looked over at Damien for his reaction to the radio. He wasn't even looking at it; he was watching her. His ears were standing straight up and his head was