Troubled Morning

Crystal Russell

Waking up in the morning has always been painful to me, but it was nothing compared to the literal pain that I felt today. My head throbbed as if there was a hammer being pounded inside. Even a small task like opening my eyes felt like carrying tons of weight on my head.

After a lot of groaning and grunting, when I finally opened my eyes, everything was white.

Had I really been run over by a truck and reached heaven?

I shut my eyes hard and again when I opened them my vision was a lot better. I looked to my left to see the large windows that opened up to the beach view and then to my right at the empty side of the bed.

I remember being used to waking up with someone beside me. It took me some time to remember I have a husband as that 'someone'.

As if the devil was waiting for me to think about him, the door of the room was kicked open and-

Wow.

My mouth dried up when Adrien– shirtless Adrien came inside with a tray in hand. It wasn't the first time I had seen his body