Attachment (Unedited Rough Draft)

Chapter 18

I woke up to my alarm going off and realized I couldn't move. Rowan had his arms wrapped around me and Cupid was laying between the edge of the bed and me. I wiggled to try and free myself. Rowan tightened his grip.

"The alarm is going off." I said.

"Fine." He responded and let me go.

I had to climb over Cupid to reach the alarm and turn it off. I worked on getting fully out of the bed to start getting ready for work.

"See, I let you up and now you're doing things." Rowan mumbled from the bed.

"I still have to go to work today." I told him.

"How did your alarm even still work after the power crap last night?" He asked sitting up and petting Cupid.

"It has a battery back up in case the power goes out." I answered as I watched Cupid wiggle her way over to cuddle with him.

"Well I don't like it."

"But without it I would miss work and that wouldn't do me any good." I said.

I had to bite my tongue to keep myself from laughing at Rowan. I was used to seeing him awake and full of energy. Right now, he was more like a game loading and it was stuck on the loading screen.

"I'll let you get ready then." He said and rolled out of my bed.

He found his shirt where he had thrown it on my desk chair the night before. The marks on his neck were completely gone now. Cupid had her head down watching us from the bed. I walked over to the back door and opened it for her. She slowly got up and stretched before finally jumping down and making her way outside.

"Text me later when you get home." Rowan said as he headed for the front door.

I shook my head when I heard the door open and close again. I was going to have to tell Star about this, but I wasn't sure how to explain what had happened that had led to Rowan staying the night here. Plus, it's not like Rowan tried anything with me, he called me cute, but that doesn't mean anything.

I sighed as I dug out a pair of blue jeans and a simple black tank top and a grey and white tie dye V-neck t-shirt to wear to work. I didn't feel like trying to dress up too much. Nathan hadn't said which day we were supposed to go over my presentation. I let Cupid in and filled her bowl before going into the bathroom to brush through my hair and pull it into a pony tail. I threw on some mascara and eyeliner and put my chap stick in my pocket.

Cupid came and sat by me as I was putting on black wedged sandals to wear. She had her head on my lap as I messed with the buckles.

"I'll let you outside one more time before I head to work." I told her.

She wagged her tail and went to wait by the door for me whining impatiently. I laughed at her as I got up and let her into the back yard. While she was outside, I went and found some breakfast cookies in the cabinet to eat as well as a Monster to hopefully wake me up more. I was debating on actually going to work or if I wanted to call in and use one of my sick days.

"No, I should go in." I said to myself. "I don't want to waste sick time, I may actually need it later."

I finished eating and got my purse and everything I needed to bring with me to work ready before I let Cupid back in. I got her settled on the couch with one of her many bones before I gathered my things and the Monster. I headed out the front door, balancing my things as I locked it. I walked over to my 4runner and unlocked the door, got the Monster into the cup holder and everything else into the passenger seat. I slid in and closed my door.