There may be a quickly disguised wince, but he'll hear no complaints from her. The lightheartedness is new and different, it's intoxicating, and all she can think about is more.
They'll figure everything else out as they go along.
Before she knows it, it's dawn.
She wakes with a start, whether from the advancing position of the star in the sky or a nightmare she can't quite remember (they're all the same anyhow). It's grey light, but she's usually dressed and on her way to the stables by now.
She shifts her hand, and it drags over warm flesh.
She takes a moment to remember last night, smiling up at Tommy, who appears to be fast asleep. The smile vanishes the instant she tries stretching her legs.
Ouch.
Slowly, so as not to wake him, she drags herself out of bed. She pads to the bathroom with one goal in mind: a very long, very hot bath, with lots of Epsom salts.
By the time Tommy wakes, there will be hot coffee on the small table in the corner of the room, and a couple of covered plates.
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They'll figure everything else out as they go along.
Before she knows it, it's dawn.
She wakes with a start, whether from the advancing position of the star in the sky or a nightmare she can't quite remember (they're all the same anyhow). It's grey light, but she's usually dressed and on her way to the stables by now.
She shifts her hand, and it drags over warm flesh.
She takes a moment to remember last night, smiling up at Tommy, who appears to be fast asleep. The smile vanishes the instant she tries stretching her legs.
Ouch.
Slowly, so as not to wake him, she drags herself out of bed. She pads to the bathroom with one goal in mind: a very long, very hot bath, with lots of Epsom salts.
By the time Tommy wakes, there will be hot coffee on the small table in the corner of the room, and a couple of covered plates.