it was early. the windows were still wet from the night before. i watched the blinds shadows dance on the ceiling. i kissed the tip of her nose and she opened one eye. she asked me what time i had to be at work. i said 10:30 and she sighed. i put my arms around her and we laid together silently for some time, breathing was the only audio, along with car tires on wet pavement making that long woooossshhhhiiinnnggg sound...  i squeezed a bit and said that it would be nice to stay in bed all day reading to each other. we could order a pizza later and just kinda lounge around spending time together. i really wanted that to happen, but fucking work was already blowing up my phone. she put both her little feet against my back and pushed me out of bed. i hit the floor like a sack of potatoes and got up for the shower. i sipped my first sip of coffee and smiled at myself naked in the mirror. i've come a long way since then. attaboy... attaboy