Theo’s pov“Theo, are you up yet or still pretending that bed has you locked down?” Vanessa’s voice floated from the kitchen, light and teasing, the kind that always made the house feel smaller somehow. I pushed myself up, rubbing the sleep out of my eyes, and padded out in just my sweatpants. The place was too big with Dad gone for the weekend on that business trip, quiet enough that every little sound carried. She stood at the stove in that short silk robe of hers, the hem riding high on her thighs while she stirred something that smelled like eggs and butter and her usual perfume mixed in.“Yeah, I’m up,” I said, leaning against the doorway. “Didn’t think you’d be cooking. Figured you’d sleep in with him out of town.”She glanced over her shoulder and smiled, the robe gaping a little at the top when she turned. “Somebody has to feed you. Sit. It’s almost ready.” Her eyes flicked down for half a second then back up, easy, like she hadn’t just checked me out. I dropped into a chai
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