I told you I'd be bringing pancakes and coffee, didn't I? [ Of course, maybe she's too sleepy to remember, but Jim doesn't fault her for it. There aren't very many people he can name that work harder than Pepper does--actually, now that he thinks about it, there isn't even a single name.

That probably says a lot. It also makes him especially touched that she'd hang with someone as lazy as Jim is. ]

But we can save that for later. Right now I think I should be stroking your hair like you're a cat, [ which he starts doing, fingers absently brushing through strawberry blonde hair ] and telling you that you look really good in that skirt.