It was the smell of bacon that woke me up. The sun was streaming in through the window and there was a soft breeze blowing across the room, but it was the smell coming from the kitchen that actually roused me. I pulled the blanket around my waist like a sarong and padded down the hall into the kitchen, following the smells that were now not just bacon, but also fresh coffee and toast.<\/p>\n
Laura was standing by the cooker, apparently wearing nothing but my shirt from the night before, tending to the frying pan. I leant against the doorframe and let my eyes linger on the back of her neck, enjoying the line of it curving into her shoulder, remembering running my fingers along it.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t just stand in the doorway, sit at the table. I bought a paper, if you like, and there\u2019s juice and fruit out. This will be ready in a couple of minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n
I did as I was told; I\u2019ll be honest it felt good that she wanted to cook for me, to look after me. I know some men would be freaked out, after only two weeks, but it felt right to me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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