CHAPTER 49: Nice meal and a happy moment in the house for the first time

MILES:

By the time I woke up, I was rejuvenated. Well-rested and filled with energy. Meredith was wrapping her hair when I squinted my eyes to adjust to the blaring brightness. She had changed into different clothing.

“You tricked me into sleeping with your exceptional massage,” I said, pushing my heavy body to sit.

She screamed and jolted back, flinging the towel. “Shit! You scared me.”

Smiling, “Are you guilty of something?”

“Maybe.” She picked up and folded the towel, placing it on the table. Then she came to me and planted a kiss on my lips before sinking into my lap. She traced the scars around my chest with the pad of her finger, then bent and tenderly kissed the scars. “You look well-rested.”

“Thanks to you.”

She slid off my lap and held out her hand. “Come.”

Grumbling, I picked up my shirt and began to button it, following her. When we left the bedroom to go downstairs, she paused and looked at me. “Don't get mad at whatever you see.”

“When I am warned beforehand, I te