Metallica

Slower than life itself, Jon opened his eyes, and Karen beamed back with the same fake optimism she'd had since Bible study when she was nine.

Rise and shine, love."

Jon grinned back, searching for a trap for his eyes, but the mole on her neck was the best he could find.

She rose from bed with a yawn that couldn't have fooled a bigot and approached the bathroom.

Jon caught a glimpse of her wings tattoo and privately scorned as if to compensate for having just slept in her bed.