Wake up early evening..........

A loud crack of thunder rouses me from my slumber, momentarily disorientated, I look around wondering what the hells is going on before I remember where I am. I sit up, wiping my eyes, I still feel pretty woozy, but it also feels like that wasn’t just a powernap, outside the sky looks dusky, almost night.

‘Welcome back sleepyhead!’ Doe chirps from the comfy chair at the end of the couch, getting my attention. I notice that she is holding a glass, and a quarter empty wine bottle rests on the coffee table before her.

‘Gosh, sorry about that Doe! How long was I out for?’

‘Just over 7 hours. You must’ve really needed a catch up sleep John.’

‘Yeah, I’ve been burning the candle at both ends la-’ I’m interrupted by another loud clap of thunder, its tail rumbling over us as I wait to be able to speak again. ‘Woah, that was a big one!’

‘Mmm, it started about an hour ago, summer storms are always the most potent.’ She says, as she takes a sip of her wine. She see’s me watching the glass. ‘Oh, the wine? I usually enjoy a glass around now, but the storm puts me a little on edge, so I may have had more than one tonight.’

‘Once again, sorry for sleeping all over your couch for so long Doe, I feel a bit foolish really.’

‘Forget about it, John, it was nice to have a male in the house, it’s been a long time since I heard someone snoring. And now that a storm has started, I’m glad for the company.’

‘I don’t snore!’

‘Trust me, I wasn’t asleep, you do snore!’ Doe takes another sip of her drink before continuing. ‘If you wouldn’t mind John, could you stay a while, I really do hate to be in this big house at night alone when the thunder is like this. I have some board games around, or cards, we could play them if you wish, or watch a movie.’

She’s looking right at me as she asks and while I want to think its just her libido asking me to stay, I get the feeling she really does hate being here alone on nights like this. Either way, I new what my answer was going to be the nano-second she had asked it….