CH49

I groan softly as the sun gets in my eyes. I turn over to face away from the cursed light and land straight into Kain’s arms. He instinctively pulls me in closer, nuzzling into the crook of my neck. He is so warm that I easily slip back off into dreamland. I only wake again after the smell of something cooking rouses me from my slumber.

I hazily glance at the clock. At first, I think I’m imagining things but soon realise I am not. I shoot up, wide-eyed and utterly terrified of how late it is! It’s ten minutes past nine! Kain usually has us up and gone by half seven, maybe eight if he is feeling generous, or rather, when he is feeling lazy himself, but never this late!

I rush to get myself ready, only to find there are no clean clothes my size anywhere in the room. I realised I had left them in the bathroom, though knowing Kain he had them cleaned and dried by now. Still, that means I now have to do the walk of shame to talk to h