The rest of the day passes lazily and well. Ben and Luca come back to the room with us, and we light a cozy fire. Ben stretches out in front of the hearth with his head buried in a pillow, and even though I insist that he go sleep in my little nook for a bit he protests that he’s fine. So I settle for spreading my pretty green blanket over him to keep him cozy.
Ben murmurs his thanks, and the rest of us get to work.
Well, the unhungover amongst us get to work, Rafe and Jesse settling into their chairs with books. Luca just lays his long body out on the couch, his open textbook resting on his chest, his eyes closed as he breathes peacefully.
“Budge over, couch hog,” I say, smacking at Luca’s foot.
“No,” he murmurs.
I laugh, hitting him harder, and he sighs as he cracks one eye at me,
