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It had been such a long time since I’d woken up on my own free will. Typically the alarm clock would have woken me up with its violent screaming by now. The malleable plush of the memory foam, that formed to make my queen sized bed, hugged my curves oh so well as I stretched my muscles to relieve the ache of a long night’s sleep. A moan escaped my throat as I rolled over on my stomach; my hair forming like a cumulus cloud around my head.
The light from late morning barely made its way around my thick bamboo blinds. My head still against my pillow, I reached beneath it to find my phone. I knew that it was bad for the battery, but I’d kept it close to me all night, just in case Ethan called. My eyes hadn’t fully adjusted to the light, making it hard not to shield my eyes from the bright light of my screen.
“Ethan called me last night?” I said aloud as I immediately called him back.
The phone rung for a few seconds before I heard his voice. Unfortunately, it was the sound of his voicemail. Pulling my phone away from my ear, I checked the time and noticed that it was nine.
Ethan should be at work; better not bother him with one thousand calls, texts, and voice messages. I felt so desperate, but it was because I was missing my fiancé. I figured that maybe I should go back to sleep and wait for Ethan to call me back, but before I could get comfortable, I heard a knock at my door. I checked the time again in confusion…I wasn’t expecting anyone?
Was it one of my brothers? I thought as I walked down the hallway, smoothing my hair out as I neared the door. Looking down at myself to make sure that everything was in place, I lifted my gaze to the door before opening it.
“Ethan!” I said forgetting my composure as I wrapped my arms around his neck.
“Good morning, baby,” he responded with a swift kiss to my forehead. He seemed a little tense.
“How are you? I missed you so much,” I said giving him a tight squeeze before backing away to study him. He seemed different, as if something had changed.
“Go get some clothes on, let me take you to breakfast.”
“Are you sure? Don’t you have to work?” I asked.
We were now standing in my living room an arms length away from each other.
“Aww, are we going somewhere special?” I asked as I set out on my task.
“That’s for me to know and for you to find out, babe, so go get ready,” he said with a wink before I turned around and walked to he bedroom with a skip in my step.
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