© Amber Kalkes 2015
Song: "Naked As We Came" By Iron & Wine
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Rae comes into consciousness to the sensation of something tickling her arm and a light humming noise. Opening her eyes she sees a small figure sitting on the edge of her bed drawing on her arm. Using her free hand she wipes the sleep from her eyes before turning back to the small figure.
Poppy looks up at her over the tops of her glasses and gives Rae a quick smile before going back to her doodle. Glancing down at her arm Rae notices purple marker drawn flowers going up her forearm. Rae watches Poppy for a few minutes not wanting to ruin her masterpiece and wonders where the hell Colton is.
Something akin to him either being chased out of the house with pitchforks or being tied up and gagged in the basement come to mind but she quickly disregards them. Jace and Hudson are simply too lazy to put that much effort into anything that elaborate. The next thought is of him going to see Alpha Kendrick by himself but she tries not to jump to conclusions. No matter how easy it is to assume she doesn’t want to make it a habit in her relationship with him. It usually only leads to trouble.
“Okay, all done.” Poppy says simply as she puts the cap back on her marker.
Inspecting it Rae asks, “What inspired the drawing session today?”
Poppy shrugs, “I saw some pretty flowers outside my window today.”
“Ah.” Rae nods before frowning. “Where’s Cassidy?”
“Eating breakfast.”
Rae nods still wondering where the hell Colton is.
“Your boyfriend is making her breakfast.” Poppy adds after a second.
“My b-boyfriend?”
Poppy pushes up her glasses before nodding. “Yup. He’s really nice. He said he would make her breakfast if she didn’t wake you up. Cassidy wasn’t too sure about him at first but I told her he didn’t look like a robber. He looked more like a teddy bear because you were cuddling up with him like one.”
Rae feels her face get hot at the cuddling bit but quickly sat up. She scurried out of bed and was about to rush out of her room when she realized she should probably freshen up a bit. Running into her bathroom quickly she brushes her teeth and washes her face before running a brush through her hair. It’s all hopefully subtle things but as soon as she’s finished she realizes how unprepared she feels for the inevitable meeting.
Inside she’s really just forcing her impending panic attack to the side. She doesn’t have time to have a heart attack right now. For all she knows he’s down they’re alone with Cassidy who more than likely is digging in his mouth to see how big his teeth are. Rae knows how she is mostly due to the fact she pulled a similar expedition earlier this week.
“Come on, lets go see what the teddy bear is doing down there.” Rae says as she offers Poppy’s hand.
“I told you, Rae he’s making breakfast.”
Rae rolls her eyes, “Well let’s make sure he’s not burning the place down.”
Poppy takes her hand with a sigh and they both leave her room. As soon as they start descending the stairs Rae hears Cassidy laughing. This is coupled with the smells of eggs, cinnamon and bread along with Colton’s own personal scent. Rae feels a bit of relief knowing that he’s still here as she moves down the last few remaining steps.
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