Dani
The sound of a pot clanging against the floor jolted me out of my sleep. With a start, I jerked upward and nearly collided with Demetri's face.
"Whoa." I pulled back. "Why are you hovering, mother hen? I could have head-butted you."
His eyes glistened.
Without warning, he pulled me into a tight bear hug as his body shuddered around mine. "You're really talking."
"Wow, imagine what would have happened if I would have woken up and serenaded you."
"Birds..." Demetri released me on a sigh. "They would have been attracted to the high-pitched screeching, flown into the glass door, somehow managing to break it into a million pieces, and upon seeing my perfect face, attacked, pecking me to death, leaving only one tiny shred of clothing that they'd encase in glass and put in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."
I gaped. "Thought this through a bit?"
"Yeah well..." He winked. "... when it comes to birds, I have all the outcomes completely figured out."
"Scary."