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okay?”
    “Yeah. I just need to wake up.” I didn’t press. Carson didn’t like sharing his true feelings, and though I was kind of the same way, I wasn’t sure whether it was healthy or not. Only recently had I started opening up, so I wasn’t about to push when he wasn’t interested in divulging.
    “Okay,” I replied. I filled up the pitcher then walked over to my plants in the living room and began watering them. Once I was done I repeated the process with the rest of the flowers in the other rooms.
    “Finished?” Carson asked as he placed two plates on the coffee table.
    “Yep, and it looks like I was right on time.” I set the pitcher on the kitchen counter then joined Carson on the couch. “Smells yummy.”
    “It will be, I made it.” He smirked and forked a piece of sausage into his mouth.
    “ Why are you eating pancakes? I thought they weren't healthy enough for you, Mr. Trainer Man. ”  Carson was a personal trainer at a gym and was usually very strict with his diet—except for beer, of course.
    “ Snow days are like a free pass to eat whatever you want. ”
    After we ate our breakfast and I cleaned up the kitchen since Carson had cooked, he hollered, “I’ll be right back,” then walked out the door. The odd part was he wasn’t even wearing a jacket and it was freezing out.
    A few minutes later, the door opened and Carson stepped inside carrying a big sled. “It’s fucking freezing!”
    “What? I thought snow was hot. Why do you have a sled?” I walked around the kitchen counter into the living room.
    “I bought it last night while I was at the store. I thought we could have some fun.”
    “Have some fun? With that?”
    Carson stepped toward me and pulled on my sweatshirt, bringing us inches apart. “I know something else we could do that would be fun.” His voice was husky and I couldn’t help the stutter in my breathing.
    “Uh…sledding sounds fun.” He broke out into a laugh and I narrowed my eyes at him, knowing he had done it to be an ass. “You’re a jerk.”
    “I know. Now, go get dressed so we can use this thing.”
    I found my warmest clothes, rain boots—because I didn’t have any snow boots—and two jackets, plus a coat. Once I was satisfied I would be warm enough, I stepped into the living room. I didn’t want him to know it, but I was kind of excited about sledding.
    Carson took one look at me and doubled over laughing. “Oh my God! You look like that kid in
A Christmas Story
.” He could barely spit it out he was laughing so hard.
    “Fuck you!” I walked past him and opened the door. “Let’s go use that thing.”
    “It’s a sled. And where is my fun flower girl this morning? You’re in a pissy mood.”
    I couldn’t admit I was upset and ticked off for him about Sam calling. “I’m sorry. I guess I just got up too early.”
    “Okay.”
    We hiked to a small hill that wasn’t very far from the apartment complex and he put the sled on the ground.
    “Get on,” he said.
    I turned to look at him. “You go first.”
    “Why? I’m a lot heavier than you.” He crossed his arms over his chest.
    I mirrored his stance and stepped back a fraction. My boot slipped and I flailed my arms, trying for balance before I went ass over kettle. My legs were airborne and as soon as my back hit the ground, I began rolling. I rolled over and over again for what seemed like forever, my hair tangling with leaves and sticks as I got a face full of snow. Once I stopped, I lay there on my back and looked at the beautiful sky, sputtering the shit from my mouth.
    I heard his steps before I saw him. “Are you okay? Please tell me you’re okay.” He sounded genuinely worried.
    I took stock of my body parts. Nothing seemed to be hurting. “I think so.”
    “Thank God because that was funny as shit!” He leaned down closer to me, but he was laughing so hard, he could barely control his breathing. I wanted to slap him.
    “I’m so glad I could be your entertainment for