The tightness in her chest subsided a little when she heard his voice and she took a deep breath. Calmer now, she managed to get up without bringing all the bed linens with her and padded out to the kitchen in only a t-shirt. Well, a t-shirt and all her bite marks and bruises from the night before.

She went up on her tiptoes to kiss Wade where he sat on the counter but stopped short, looking down at the cat in his lap. "Where did that come from?"