When the alarm went off Tuesday morning, Eddie groaned, rolled over, and smacked the button to stop it before the noise woke Jules. He was successful, so he carefully slid out of bed, put on his jeans, and after gathering up the rest of his clothes he left the apartment, going down to his place. He went into the bathroom, tossed his clothes, including his jeans, in the hamper and took care of the normal morning business. Then, after dressing for work, he ate a quick breakfast. Checking to make certain he had everything, he headed out.
He was on his lunch break when his phone let him know he had a call.
“It’s me,” Jules said. “Why didn’t you wake me this morning?”
Eddie chuckled. “If I had, I might not have made it to work in time.”
“Uh, huh. I’ll take your word for it. Anyway, Marcus’
