Chapter 66: Symbol of urgency

Passed out on the couch, on the floor, on the carpet. None of us had made it to bed. We all lay sprawled across Chad's living room when the world came to life around us. The sun shone brightly over us, creating a glow on the little puddle of drool beside Chad's mouth.

His housekeeper and chef tried to work quietly around our sleeping bodies. I woke up to the sound of a phone ringing. Bianca was lying on Cearra's purse and kicked it over to Cearra so she could stop the noise. Cearra went from tired to panicked when she saw the Caller ID. She clambered to her feet and answered the phone, "Mom?!"

I'd fallen asleep next to Luke. I rolled over so that I faced him. His eyelids opened slowly and drowsily. I saw his bright blue eyes sparkling in the sunlit room. He slowly sat up on one arm and his other hand gently rested on my hip. His touch was sending shivers through me, though he didn't realize it.