Tate's POV
I woke up to the smell of food being cooked. The other side of the bed was cold and empty and so I knew that Ellie was the one up cooking. I rolled out of bed and slipped my pants back on and went out to the kitchen and sure enough Ellie was cooking breakfast and I could hear Preslee talking to Pancake. I wasn't sure where everyone else was.
I snuck up behind Ellie and slipped my arms around her waist making her jump and try to push me away, but I just tightened my grip on her. "That smells amazing," I whispered in her ear before I dropped a kiss on her neck. She let a little moan out and then quickly tried to cover it up with a cough.
"Stop."
"I just wanted to say good morning."
"And that requires you to kiss my neck?"
"Yes, it does. If we were alone, I would kiss e
