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That rumble of appreciation was sexy as hell and could make a woman do many a thing to hear it again, especially if it came with further praise. It had clearly been too long since her last romp in bed and Percy took a long and slow drink of her tea to help quell some of the thirst she was currently suffering from. It wasn’t helping as Asher mentioned he was always an early riser and Percy was left wondering what it would take to keep him in bed and sleep in or how he looked rumpled…

“Mmh?” Percy was caught off guard by the question coming back to her as she swallowed the swig of tea and set her mug down. It would help to focus on a mundane question that was also tied to something she loved. “This place definitely isn’t a chore, though sometimes I do wish I opened an hour later so I could sleep in.” She laughed but shook her head at the idea, knowing how much business she would lose if she did that. In fact, she could open an hour earlier throughout the week and catch more of the shift workers but that was pushing her own limits.

“I love the mornings. They have a way of being utterly peaceful one moment and chaotic the next which makes them fun. There’s also less monsters lurking in the shadows when the sun is up,” Percy smiled as if she was being silly by talking about monsters but she knew how real vampires were and how much safer she felt during the day or locked away at home which as far as she knew was still vampire-free.