THIRTY-TWO
Poppy and Charley just got through with their fifth shift of the week and were looking forward to two days off after getting some much needed rest. It had been a long week between various work issues and Charley stressing over David and Mindy’s burgeoning relationship. They’d finished at one AM, and had returned to their apartment and gone to bed without saying much.
Sleep wasn’t coming easily though; Poppy had been awake for a while. Lying in the dark, wishing Turner was there beside her, she fantasized about fun ways she might wake him up if he was present. Even if they couldn’t be together, her ideas shouldn’t go to waste. So Poppy rolled over and grabbed her phone to text and ask if he was awake.
While waiting for his reply, she thought about the day beyond the night. Cha
