No Need to Ask

Valerie slept until five in the afternoon, mainly because she had woken up very early and exercised a lot that morning. Even the alarm she had set couldn't wake her up.

The curtains in the room were drawn. When she opened her eyes, before her mind was fully awake, she was stunned to see Dominic approach her.

“Are you awake?” he asked.

Glancing at the clock, Valerie realized it was already twenty m