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Erica:

I woke up with my head on the desk and a splitting headache. I groaned and held my head in my hands. My vision was blurry and as I stood up, my feet crunched something beneath me.

I stepped back in fright and saw my ceramic coffee mug in pieces. Fuck! I must have pushed it off my desk while I slept.

I carefully picked up the pieces and put them in a handkerchief. A shard slipped and sliced my finger.

"Oww!"

My crimson blood oozed from the wound and I immediately put my finger in my mouth and sucked on it. The stinging died down and the bleeding stopped.

I took a deep breath and was able to check the time. 9 am! What happened?! How long had I slept?! How late was I up?!

My phone buzzed and I growled. Who on earth was calling..?

The name on my phone screen made my heart skip a beat. It was Lorenzo. I tried to act as naturally as I could. I took a deep breath and tried to act calm.

I took his call and tried to act cool despite my croaky morning voice.

"Hey, baby. Good morning."

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