At some point Jack became aware he was awake but more importantly he was awake and his shoulder wasn't hurting. He must have gotten the angle and pillow propped just right. For that reason alone he didn’t want to move but if he could also fall back to sleep he'd take that too. He kept his eyes closed, half awake and half drifting in the comfort of near sleep, but it didn't last long.

He was just getting around to accepting that he was awake for the day when he heard stirring in the kitchen. He was used to the house being occupied as much as he was it being empty but knowing someone was there made his position suddenly much less comfortable. He waited a few more moments to see if Mr. Davis would go back to his room or leave before giving up

"I'm awake." he admitted in case the man was being quiet for his sake and straightened in his seat, giving the shoulder a tentative roll.

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