How ironic, she couldn't help thinking, too comfortable on the couch to budge after he'd left. Her mother had been on her case for years about bringing a man home, and now she had one not only taking up residency in her apartment but sleeping in her bed as well.

Somehow, she didn't think that was quite what her mother had in mind, but the thought of it brought a grin to her face all the same. All that was left to do was to wait for him to recover a little more.

Well, that and get some festive decorations up.