164 Chapter 164

The sounds of whispering woke me, and when I opened my eyes, I was surprised to see light pouring in the windows. It seemed like I'd only been asleep for a couple of minutes. I rubbed my eyes and stretched, only vaguely remembering where I should be.

"Oh, no," Brandon said loudly enough to let me know he was no longer worried he'd wake me. "We've awoken the sleeping princess."

"Just as well," I heard another familiar voice say as I turned over to see what was going on. I knew before I looked at him that it was Jamie. "We have a meeting in a little while, so."

"We do?" I asked, sitting up, hopeful. "You managed to talk them in to letting us go?" I smiled at Brandon, not even thinking of what I might look like.

"What?" Jamie asked, looking from Brandon to me and then back again.

"Uh, not yet," Brandon said in a voice that let me know I may have blown his plan. "But I was about to mention it."