Chapter 23

Emily POV

After only three hours of sleep, I feel as light as a dandelion. Now, sitting in the sunlit kitchen, my hunched shoulders start to relax, and I can’t take the smile off my face.

Using the most of my time, I make Liam blueberry pancakes and scrambled eggs. I wonder if he has any allergies. Also, what’s his blood type? Has he been in any accidents? I’ll need to make a list of questions to ask Jacob when he’s awake.

Jacob is the first to come wandering in.

“Mmmm, that smells delicious,” he says while wiping the last vestiges of sleep from his eyes. “What is it?”

I go over and swat his hand away from the pancakes.

“It’s for Liam. Is he awake yet?” I ask, looking behind him.

“After the day he’s had, I very much doubt it,” he says and goes over to the counter to make us coffee.

The fresh smell of grounded coffee beans invigorates me and I grab myself a cup. Inhaling the aroma, it reminds me of working at the restaurant, a memory that now seems so far away.

“Liam says you take him