LUCAS’ POV

I have never looked forward to a new day since I could remember but, today was different. My thoughts kept flashing to the call from yesterday, wondering why she didn't say a word when I picked up.

I brushed it off, deciding that she might have just wanted to hear my voice, and perharps too shy to speak to me yet.

The thought of it causes ripples of excitement in my stomach, making me feel like a boy again.

This morning, my hands moved with purpose, flipping the pancake to the other side in the frying pan, the sizzling of bacon and the aroma of freshly brewed coffee...