Eric
I woke up early as always and lay there in bed next to Venita staring at the ceiling. After a few minutes, I turned the TV on to watch the news at a low volume. I lay there watching the weather while listening to Venita’s steady breathing next to me.
After about thirty minutes, she started to roll around in bed and woke up reluctantly. I smiled at her irritation about waking up. She wasn't a morning person at all.
Once she was awake, she cuddled up close to me and I kissed her forehead, then her lips with sweet pecks.
“Good morning,” I told her.
She took a deep breath then said, “good morning.”
We lay there watching the news together for a little while before I turned it off and we got out of bed. I pulled my boxers on and walked to the galley to get breakfast going. I was
