I wake up to the sound of Penelope’s moaning on my chest. The sky’s still a dark blue hue outside, and a slight wind chills and gusts through the balcony door. It all suddenly comes back to me, the events of last night, me and Penelope in the bathroom, and me and Penelope making sweet love the other night. Penelope shivers over me, even though she and I are under the thick and heavy bed covers. I slither out from under Penelope and close the balcony door to stop her from shivering so much. “Are you leaving before I wake up…again?” Penelope mumbles with her eyes still closed. She was talking about the first time we met. How we ended up meeting in a bar in LA, hooked up, and I left as soon as she fell asleep. “I’m right here, Penelope. I’m not going anywhere.” Penelope rolls over to the

