I woke up the next morning alone in a cold bed, frowning at the alarm clock. I'd been perfectly willing to forgive and forget last night and get things back to normal between me and Nicholas.

However, he hadn't come home until almost midnight.

He had some dinner meeting that went long, and I eventually went to bed by myself. I hazily remembered the bed dipping behind me at some point during the night, and Nicholas snuggling close, but I fell back into a deep sleep and didn't wake up again until ...