Just as the first rays of the morning sun began to stream through the great window of the treehouse, Caleb stirred.
He opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was the top of Ashleigh’s head as she slept peacefully on his chest.
He smiled to himself and then carefully, he turned her onto the pillow so he could get up.
They had been up most of the night expressing their longing and need. At most he had only slept for an hour maybe two. But he was used to rising early, his body didn’t know any better.
Caleb went to the bathroom and took a quick shower. Then, he dressed in some of the clothes he had already stocked in the treehouse. He smiled again as he saw that Ashleigh had added her own clothes to the closet and toiletries to the cabinet.
As he exited the bathroom, he was surprised by the scent of bacon. He glanced at the bed and saw that it was empty. He looked toward the wall the kitchen hid behind, it was of course pulled out.
