Whirlwind Romance by Kris Bryant

Author:Kris Bryant [Bryant, Kris]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781626395824
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2016-01-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

“I don’t want to get up,” Kate says. Her voice is thick with sleep. She’s definitely not a morning person, which is why I waited as long as possible to wake her up.

“We’re supposed to meet Gage and Hunter downstairs in a half an hour,” I say. I lean down and lightly touch her cheek until she politely moves it.

“You didn’t seem to mind my touch a few short hours ago.”

She cracks an eye at me. A slow smile spreads across her face. “That was different.” She closes her eyes again and snuggles down into the covers.

“I’m going to leave soon,” I say. “I’m hungry.”

“You would leave this sanctuary of warmth and covers for food?” She asks. I hear her yawn and groan at the same time.

“You know how I like to eat,” I say. She smiles at me. Yeah, I walked into that one. “I mean, they have a waffle iron downstairs. A waffle iron,” I say. Maybe repeating that will get her moving. “And syrup and butter. Oh. And fruit.” I throw that last one in because I know she cares more about that than waffles.

“Okay, okay. I’m up, I’m up,” she says. She flings the covers back and drags herself into the bathroom. I sit on the bed, check my e-mail, and write my mom a quick note. Within fifteen minutes, Kate comes out of the bathroom completely ready to go. Her hair is braided back and over one shoulder, which leaves a small wet mark on the front of her blouse. She looks beautiful and serious. She stares at me for about three seconds. “Are you ready? I could use a cup of coffee.” I jump up, kiss her soundly, and head for the door. She’s still a little sluggish, but she follows me out.

Hunter nods to me to get my attention when we walk into the dining area. Her plate is already piled high with waffles. I look at my watch.

“We’re even early and you couldn’t wait?” I ask. She smiles at me, a tiny piece of waffle escaping her closed lips. I laugh as she tries to suck it back in.

“Av couldn’t waif,” she mumbles around a mouthful of food.

“You couldn’t wait? Like two whole minutes?” I ask. I shake my head at her and head for the waffle iron with Kate right behind me. We get our breakfasts. Mine consists of a syrup soaked waffle with scrambled eggs, sausage, and toast. Kate’s is the predictable yogurt, fruit, and dry toast breakfast. We sit down in the empty seats and jump into Hunter and Gage’s conversation.

“Well, next year it will be different. We spent so much money on the chaser car that there wasn’t anything really left over. And, thanks to Kate, we’re going to be able to fund more teams and get updated equipment. It’s an exciting time,” Gage says. “This has been a very active season already. Just in the time I’ve been gone, Kate has seen a handful of tornadoes. Global warming, I’m sure.

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