Chapter 36
Jacksonville, FL
CHRIS AWOKE FIVE minutes before the alarm on Christmas morning and, after a quick trip to the bathroom, went downstairs to the kitchen. It took him only a few minutes to warm up the oven and get the turkey started, and when he was satisfied that he’d done all he could for the moment, he returned to the bedroom. He set the alarm for eight, just in case he dozed off, and crawled back into bed with Mickey, who’d begun to stir a bit.
Mickey yawned and said, “What time is it?”
“After six.”
“What about the turkey?”
“Been there, started that,” Chris said.
Mickey rolled over to face Chris. “Ready to start something else?”
“Silly question.”
They began a long slow session of lovemaking, and just as Chris was about to go over the edge, he heard a knock on the door
