The next day, Primrose woke up in Joel's embrace, but this time she wasn't as shy as before. She lazily yawned and blinked, looking around and reaching up to pinch Joel's face.

"What time is it? Why didn't you wake me up?" she asked.

Joel let Primrose pinch his face and replied in a soft and slightly hoarse voice, just having woken up himself.

"It's still early. You can sleep a little longer. Are you hungry? I'll go down and make breakfast for you."

Primrose nodded and let go of Joel, ...