BREAKFAST IN BED

KATRINA

Anytime I wake up, I expect to hear Carissa’s snores from when she stays in my room because she had ‘nightmares’ or Dash’s yawning when he wakes, or Henrietta's non-stop barks at squirrels in the backyard or random things.

But I was disappointed.

I slept in the kids’ room because I felt more comfortable, and I was sure the kids were too.

I was half awake because I still had that sleep fog over my eyes. But then I smelt toast, strawberries, crumpets, and waffles? I sat up when the door of our room opened to reveal a very unexpected guest.

“Susanna, what are you doing here?”

There was a tray of food in her hands and I didn’t need my second eye to locate the source of the delicious smell.

On the tray were strawberry French toast, crumpets with burnt honey butter, and waffles with banana and salted caramel sauce.

There were glasses of milk and a jar of orange juice. My stomach rumbled and that made Susanna smile.

“Tell it to keep quiet. You don’t want the pups to wake.”

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