After D had closed her bedroom door, Joe turned off the movie and flipped through the channels without being able to focus on anything. Somehow this evening had been a bit of a mess. He really couldn’t quite say what had made it so important to stay here, when it was purely his staying on the sofa
With scenes of a relationship flying by – Danny going shopping with him for Sarah; first evening in her dorm room; the concert; a few days of trying to get her out of his head; waking up in the hospital; his escaping his parents’ house on crutches; first night together in her dorm room… He forced h
Deep down D was incredibly relieved that his question hadn’t been what she had expected. He could ask about Pete all he wanted. That was fine. No problem there. She would answer more or less truthfully – whatever she saw fit – and that was it. The thing she really couldn’t have him ask about was wha
He had almost nodded off, when the noise of the bedroom door snapped him back into consciousness. He was instantly wide awake again, his heart beating wildly. “Joe?” It was just a whisper from the end of the sofa where he had dropped the back cushions. “You still awake?” Hearing her actually say
She didn’t answer right away. He nudged her shoulder with his chin. “Answer please.” “It is kind of an experiment, yeah.” “Well, great!” he exclaimed, “and you just lie here and flat-out admit it? That’s pretty shocking! But well - since we’re here, I guess I will just conduct my own experiments
“So, is the alligator pretending to be asleep now?” she asked and started slowly running her fingers down the back of his nose. “It’s still very dangerous,” he whispered with a soft chuckle, “You better make sure you don’t provoke it. Even when it’s sleeping it’s an unpredictable threat! “Oh reall
Joe would have loved to ignore the wake-up signal from his watch. His first impulse was to turn it off and just go back to sleep. But then Sarah and the fact that he was supposed to have breakfast with her this morning snuck into his dreamy mind and made a peaceful continuation of his sleep imposs
“Here, be my guest. Do you want to maybe bring Sarah her stuff too, while you’re at it?” There was an angel’s smile on her face. Joe cocked his head at her. She was bluffing, and he knew it. “Sure, I can do that,” he said coolly. ”I might have to explain to her how the stuff got from your bedside