Finding his girlfriend asleep in his flat was always a pleasant experience.
Finding his girlfriend asleep in his flat, shivering and with a vivid hand-shaped mark on her cheek was not.
Callen sighed, going to the couch and tucking a blanket up around her and Jock (who looked far too pleased with himself as he burrowed down beneath it to stay close to Tracey), brushing a light kiss over her forehead. She would wake on her own, and he would get her to talk to him when she did, but until then he would keep watch and fix something for dinner. Kicking off his shoes and rolling up his sleeve, Callen headed for the kitchen.