Lacey sat on her futon, and Noland sat on the floor next to her as they ate breakfast. They were silent while they ate, each holding something back. Finally, Lacey, now staring at the bottom of an empty coffee cup, asked, "Would you like another cup of coffee?" Noland looked at his glass and then to Lacey with a smile. "Sure, why not."
Noland was actually enjoying this time with Lacey, but he knew it would come to an end eventually. "Lacey, would you like to go to the Waffle House tonight after work?" Noland asked without thinking. Lacey smiled, bobbing her head up and down in a motion of 'yes'. "I can already taste the waffles," she said.
Noland just laughed. "It's a date then! Do you have any gym shorts I can borrow?" Lacey pondered for a moment, then remembered. "I think an ex might h
