~Tristan~
I woke to the sound of the alarm that Alyce had set. With a groan I stretched and reached out for her, only to find her side of the bed empty and cold. I sat up in a bit of a panic. I looked toward the closet and the bathroom, finding both empty and the lights off.
I jumped out of the bed, throwing on a pair of boxers and sweatpants on my way to fling my bedroom door open, looking up and down the hallway. No sign of her.
I heard a door open ahead of me and turned to see Mat coming out of his room. I ran over to him, "Have you seen Alyce this morning?"
"No, she's not with you?"
"No, her side of the bed was cold when I woke up, no sign of her in our room."
"Then she's likely in the kitchen. It's her 'go-to' place this early in the morning."
"Of course she is. She's going to give me a heart attack one of these days."
"Maybe we should share the love and give her one." He laughed and we headed for the stairs.
