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After saying "Good night," for the second time, I left the two of them on the bed spooning.
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When my eyes popped open, I glanced to my right at the clock.
'4 a.m.'
Just four hours of sleep! I couldn't go back to sleep, knowing we had guests in the house. Looking to the left, the vague form of my wife laid next to me. She was asleep, not budging as I crawled out of bed. Pulling on a running suit, I used the bathroom, then quietly walked to the kitchen.
The coffee pot was ready, so I pushed the button to start it. Emptying the dishwasher, I reloaded it with the rest of the dishes from the party. As I dried the last of the hand washed pots, he came from his bedroom.
"Morning, Ron," I cheerfully greeted him. "Coffee's ready. But you'll need to wait for Jan to get up to fix breakfast. Otherwise, help yourself to anything you find. I know she has some bagels and fruit around."
"No, but thank you," he replied.
I noticed he's a man of few words. A quiet and reserved type. But Jan spent enough time talking to him the first time we met. She was impressed with his polite nature, and told me after that first party,
"Oh, yeah, I'd do him."
Ron carried his overnight bag, looking ready to leave. And I wanted to put him at ease, in case he was feeling a little uncomfortable after last night.
"By the way, Jan mentioned, you were worried I'd find you two in your bedroom. I told you I was heading to bed after the others retired. I was deliberately giving you two some 'alone time' for her to seduce you."