I had no idea what time it was. The sun was up, but not so high that much of it made its way through the surrounding trees. I knew before I rolled over to look that JD was gone. Capital G Gone, not slipped out for his morning jog gone.
No wonder Renee divorced him.
Chickens that must have been roosting the night before were engaged in low conversation outside. Maybe that’s what woke me up. I rolled on my back and stared at the ceiling. I could just lie in bed, give up on the whole thing. Obviously JD didn’t want my help, or maybe he didn’t think I had any worth offering. Well, then, obviously he was a dumbass.
So that was decided, but I still didn’t jump up out of bed. In my defense, I’ve never been a jump-up-out-of-bed person. Maybe there was coffee in the kitchen. Correction: I might
