Brennan rolled over to the table beside his bed to check out the time on his watch. It was 9am. Shalimar was still sleeping, so he decided to silently slip out and get some breakfast. Jesse and Lexa weren't up yet; they were never up until about 11am. They were both really heavy sleepers. Lucky them, Brennan thought. Just as he was pouring out some cereal for breakfast, Shalimar walked in and Brennan was reminded of his joy when Shalimar accepted his invitation to dinner.
"Morning." Shalimar greeted brightly.
"Sleep well?" Brennan asked, now pouring the milk.
"Better than I've done in ages, you?" Shalimar asked, putting some bread in the toaster.
"Same. I was really comfy with you just sleeping there." Brennan admitted. Shalimar smiled, she always had a way of doing that to light up the darkest room.
"So, anything going on today?" She asked, hearing the toast jump out of the toaster.
"Nope. Well, not unless one of Lexa's 'sources' calls us. Again. I might work out in the training room after breakfast." He said, taking a mouthful of cereal.
"Hmm. Need a sparring partner?" Shalimar asked, whilst getting some juice and sitting down next to Brennan.
"Sure. I warn you though, I feel lucky today, I'm gonna kick your ass." Brennan taunted.
"You're gonna need more than luck Bren." Shalimar teased. Brennan pulled a face and Shalimar couldn't help but laugh.
"Ok," Shalimar said, cleaning up her plate. "I'm gonna go and get changed and I'll see you in the training room in 20 minutes?"
"Sounds good to me." Brennan confirmed. Shalimar began to walk away. "And Shal?" Brennan shouted. Shalimar turned back round to face him. "Don't forget about tonight." Brennan reminded her.
"Never." She flashed her golden feral eyes at Brennan and jogged back to her room. Brennan smiled and continued to eat his breakfast. I love that woman, he smiled to himself and finished up his cereal.