Chapter 5
Somewhere in the recesses of his brain, Ethan heard his phone alarm. Did he want to wake up and deal with it? Not really, but there was this nagging thing in his head that kept him from going fully back to sleep. Opening one eye, he saw Jeremiah still sound asleep. He snored a bit, but the muffled sound of the alarm was even more pronounced. Apparently muting did not eliminate the preset alarm Ethan used instead of an alarm clock.
Ethan moved, trying not to wake Jeremiah, and tried to reach for his bag on the floor. Jeremiah roused and smiled at Ethan. He smiled back and kissed Jeremiah’s cheek as he fully removed his arm from under Jeremiah. Grabbing his bag and propping himself up on the stack of pillows, he rummaged through his bag and took out the offending phone.
“Oh, tha
