He felt like something the dog had brought in dead.“You can’t keep your eyes open.”He smiled at Marie or at least hoped that was what his expression came out looking like. “Not fully,” Connor agreed. “But it’s not dimmed my perceptive abilities. You look as lovely as ever.”She smiled but pushed the coffee toward him. “Drink it; they refill for free.”“Who’s keeping the tabloid reporters at bay? We’ve been sitting here five minutes with relative normalcy.”“A back-corner booth with Bryce at the next table over—it works most of the time. What are you thinking about trying?”“Pancakes.” It seemed to be one of the few words he could read. He was so tired he thought his eyes were going to swell shut just to get some darkness.Marie signaled a waitress and they placed their orders.“You should have canceled and gone to bed.”“I’m not canceling and standing you up more than three times in a row short of someone shooting me and there being a tube stuffed down my throat when I wake up.”