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I fell asleep that night with my woman at my side, and not a care in the world.
The only issue was that I should’ve had one care.
And that care was named Scott Austin.
The older I get, the more I realize that my mama was right about everything. I just didn’t like her tone.
—Auden’s secret thoughts
AUDEN
Her alarm was going off for a solid minute and a half before I groaned and rolled over, my eye blinking open blearily.
“Wake up, sunshine,” I grumbled grumpily.
She didn’t answer, so I poked her, and repeated my earlier statement.
“Wake up, baby,” I urged.
She blinked one eye open and glared at me. “Don’t tell me what to do.”
My lips twitched. “You have to get up. It’s already past three.”
She jerkily threw herself to her back and said, “Why did I think it was the best thing in the world to open a bakery?”
“Because you love sharing your creations with the world.” I paused. “Though, just sayin’, nobody said you had to open so fuckin’ early. You could do more of a noon thing.”
She reluctantly rolled out of bed, caught her phone, and walked out of the room with it still blaring.
My lips turned up into a smile as I laughed inwardly. Last night, I’d told her to go to bed, and she wouldn’t listen.
Maybe she would now…
I closed my eyes and immediately fell back asleep.
When next I woke, sunlight was streaming through my curtains, and there was a knocking at my door.
I got up, snagging a pair of sweatpants off the floor, and checked the clock beside the bed to make sure I wasn’t late for work.
I wasn’t.
It was barely past six in the morning.
I tried to clear the sleep from my eyes as I made my way to the front door and peeked out the peep hole.
I gritted my teeth when I saw who was standing on the other side.
Fuck.
When I die, I hope it’s early in the morning, so I don’t have to go to work for no reason.
—Maven to Auden
MAVEN
“Who was it who thought this would be a good idea?” I asked no one in particular.
“Well,” Garnett said, “I’m pretty sure you’re the one who thought this would be a good idea.”
