Chapter 57

As I slid farther off the bed, finally planting both of my feet onto the plush carpet, I looked down and marveled at how pleasantly soft it felt beneath me. It struck me for the first time that it was a beautiful deep steel-blue-gray hue, perfectly complementing everything else in the room.

That guy definitely had an eye for design, I thought with a small smile, but it quickly faded when a flash of pain shot through my abdomen as I straightened myself up from the bed.

The discomfort was dull and not nearly as intense as it had been when I got into bed the previous night, so I figured I should be able to walk out to the two males without wobbling too terribly.

Their rumbling voices reached my ears now, though I couldn't quite make out their words, as they clearly tried to speak softly enough to avoid disturbing me. Or perhaps they were discussing something they didn't want me to overhear.

Either way, my focus was on that tantalizing aroma of food the