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The smell of the cooking filled the room and I took a big wiff. I was hungry and the thought of a good breakfast sounded wonderful.
"Breakfast will get cold... are you coming sleepy head?" There was that voice again. That familiar voice. It was George... which means I am still Laura. I AM STILL LAURA!!!! What a wonderful thought. I raised up off the bed and stood for a second wiping the sleepies out of my eyes.
" I'll be right there George...let me splash some water on my face and I'll be right out". I walked to the bathroom and looked into the mirror to make sure I was still her. Damn I though... she is beautiful just out of bed. John is a lucky man. I rinsed my face off with some cold water and pulled my hair back into a pony tail. Reaching for the robe on the bed, I put it on and headed for the kitchen. While walking to the kitchen I began to think of last night and how George might react. Will he speak to what had happened, or will he ignore it? We shall see.
I walked into the kitchen to see George pushing eggs onto two plates that already had toast and bacon on them. George looked up and smiled. "Sleep well princes?"
I mustered a smile and faked a hangover. "Sure did... I guess.. Little sore...little tired still... how did you sleep?
"About the same"George replaced the pan on the stove and handed me a cup of coffee. "Here you go.. This will help the headache"
Next to the plate were two asprin. George motioned to them. "The coffee and those..." George smiled and turned to get into his chair. "Now take those and get some breakfast in you.. It will help"
"Sorry about last night Dad... I guess..." I thought I would test him to see a reaction but George quickly interrupted.
"Sorry... for what... swimming? The massage? Going to sleep? Naahh nothing to be sorry about...just a nice quiet evening... that's all... guess your memory fails you like you thought it might huh..."
"Well I guess it has..I just... well I guess I had this dream... well it must have been a dream... nothing else happened?"
"Nope... well you helped me with my shoulder... and then you said you wanted to go to bed, and I retired right after you...you had a dream?
I looked at him, and he couldn't look me in the eye... I guess he was embarassed...I guess he felt guilty...so I figured I would let him off the hook. I got what I wanted..."Yah... just a weird dream..It was nothing really".
It was nothing seemed to hurt his feelings so I continued..." Well it was a nice dream...sort of wonderful... but I would rather not discuss it..."
George's attitude changed with that and he smiled as he had just won first place in some sort of contest. "Oh... one of those dreams... well with John gone that is understandable... Ha...so I am glad he was good to you in your dream"
To pump him up further, and to hopefully get some chance at him again this week I added..." who said it was John... and it was a great dream"
We both chuckled at that and George beamed with pride. We both picked up our forks and began to eat in silence. The food was good and it hit the spot. The silence was broken by the ringing of the phone.
I sat there motionless... and then in a panic realized... this is my house I am not a guest and jumped to answer the phone.
"Hello"....The voice on the other end was familiar... It was John..." Hi hun, how's Dad treating you?'
"Fine... just eating, how was the trip?"... not really knowing John, all I could muster was the normal small talk and the usual business trip talk that any husband and wife might say...but then John began to get a little weird on the phone..."hey I was just thinking Laura... this trip might be longer that I expected... maybe another week... why don't you and Jane take a trip somewhere next week... do that cruise thing you have been wanting to do... that will give me the time I need to close this deal without having to worry about you..."
"Another week!..." I was just saying that because I thought Laura might if she were she.. Um me ... well you know what I mean... anyway...I continued..."John, your kidding me, another week... why?"
John got angry real quick and began to yell. He was mean to her... me...which made me sad for Laura if she had to put up with this. I tried to calm him down, and finally said "FINE...I will take a trip... see you when you get back " and hung up the phone. George looked at me as I returned to the kitchen and shook his head. "I'm sorry Laura... I am sorry that he was that way to you o the phone. But business is business, and I guess without John working, you wouldn't have this beautiful house, pool, gym, and cars..."
Gym... we have a gym...I may look like a beautiful woman, but I still think like a man. I really need to explore this house. I composed myself and fired back at George as I think Laura would have... "yes sure this is a nice house and John's job I guess pays well, and I love having a gym... but I want a husband too... is that too much to ask... a husband for company... someone to love here... not on some trip" I was proud of myself, because I could here those things coming out of my wife's mouth... I wish she was here to prove to her that I listen when she speaks.
George looked like a beaten man. He stood there for a few seconds and the finally began to speak. " Guess this is a bad time to tell you that I wont be staying the rest of the week... I think it would be best if I wasn't here"
"Dad.. You don't have to leave... I like the company"
"I think it would be best, plus, while you were sleeping a friend of mine called and he really needs my help. If you really need me I guess I could stay, but he really needs me and I think I should be there for him"