She shrugged.
“I figured you’d wake up feeling pretty terrible, so this is kind of my cure all,” she said, which didn’t actually tell me what that was.
I’d let it go. For now.
“Well, it was perfect,” I said. “Cleared up my headache quick smart.”
I peered out the window, trying to judge the time of day.
From what I was starting to remember, we’d done the spell midafternoon, after lunch. And I was still in my underwear... damn.
“What time is it?” I asked.
Her lips quivered into a smile. “It’s about two o’clock.”
“What, in the afternoon?” Had I seriously been asleep only an hour?
She nodded.
I blew out a breath and struggled to stand so I could dress again. I held onto the bed, just in case my legs weren’t as strong as I expected them to be.
“Wow, I thought it would be way later than that,” I said.
Bella laughed.
I frowned.
“What’s funny?” I asked. I probably looked weird, holding onto the bed, keeling over, but Bella had never been the type to poke fun at someone feeling unwell, not even me.
“I performed the spell yesterday,” she said. “You’ve been asleep a whole twenty-four hours, and Courtney’s still out for the count.”
I stopped. I was glad I was holding onto the bed because I would have fallen over right there. I had forgotten that Courtney was going to do her protection spell right after mine. What I hadn’t expected was that it would take us this long to recover.
I stared at her with my mouth hanging open. “Woah.”
She giggled. “Yep.”
“The house must have been quiet without us,” I said.
“You have no idea,” she agreed. “I was able to do more reading, that’s for sure.”
I glanced down at the clothes I’d worn yesterday, laying over a seat next to the bed.
“Then I suppose I should have a shower,” I said.
To be honest, I couldn’t remember the last time I’d showered, except when I thought Tavlor saw me as nothing more than a job. But that had to have been around a week ago. I was sure I showered after Courtney and I trained.
I lifted up my armpit and took a deep inhale, just to see.
I started coughing and dropped my arm.
“Exactly,” Bella teased. “But check out that awesome tattoo on your belly.”
A moan sounded from a nearby room. Bella backed towards the door.
“I’ve gotta help Court, but see you after your shower,” she said.
She turned and bolted down the hall, probably to grab another one of those awesome drinks.