Chapter 57

Emily woke up the next morning, her head heavy and her mouth sour. She winced as the bright lights streaming in from the window hit her eyes, she quickly covered her head with a blanket, unwilling to get up. She needed to sleep some more, the bed was so comfortable, yet so different, then she heard a familiar voice calling her name softly

"Emily, wake up" she jolted upright and immediately regretted it as a sharp pain sliced through her head and she fell back on the bed immediately, she peeked through the blanket to find Jackson standing before her, with a tray in his hands. He sat next to her on the bed, filling nose with sweet smelling coffee that her mouth watered immediately.

"It's way past noon" he said, sitting on the bed next to her

"What!" she sat up again but more gently this time "I slept that long?" she asked and he nodded. Then he handed her a cup of coffee

"This should wake you up properly" he said and she took it from him, her eyes casted down as she was unable to look