I awoke the next morning to find myself alone in my bed. My heart broke at first as I wondered if I'd been duped and used. If only James had come over and put on a good show for me to get back into my pants. But then I heard noises from the living room. Eli was giggling. James was the same way.
I put on some pyjama bottoms and a top and walked down the hall, where Eli was hiding behind the curtains and James pretended not to see him. The room was filled with the aroma of bacon.
"What's going on in here?" I asked, laughing. I looked at the time. It was shortly after eight o'clock in the morning. I'd never slept past eight o'clock since Eli was born.
"Oh, not much," James replied. "I just thought you could use the rest, and I heard the little guy moving around in his room, so I made him s
