As soon as my phone rings at eight in the morning, I reach over to pick it up. Upon examining it, I notice Alanie's inclusion on the brunch menu.
In my vicinity, Melvin begins to stir. "What's going on?"
It is he that I eye. This morning, we are going to have brunch with Alanie, Lydia, and Quinn. It didn't occur to me that my phone was programmed to send us a reminder at this extremely early hour.
Melvin lets out a chuckle. "I can't believe we need to set everything on a reminder." While he is leaning over me, he gives me a kiss.
Increasing the intensity of the kiss, I wrap my arms around his neck.
At some point, I am able to disengage and take a deep breath. My plan is to go for a stroll down the path that is located behind our home. Would you like to come along with me?
After saying, "Sure," he gets out of bed and quickly changes into a shirt and a pair of boardshorts. Now he is ready to go.
