I woke up in a panic. my head frantically searching the bed for him. “baby?” where’d he go? I pushed the covers off and I shivered when my feet touched the floor. it was so cold.
I grabbed my phone and I saw the time. 3:34 am
I pushed the door open slowly and I peeked my head out into the hallway. “hello?” the floor creaked beneath my feet the closer I got to the small sliver of light I saw at the end of the hall.
I turned the corner and walked into the kitchen and there he was. head down in his arms and he was sleeping on the island. I walked up to him slowly and I softly touched his shoulder.
he jolted awake and I pulled my hand away. “hey it’s just me.” It took him a minute to adjust his eyes to the light but he smiled when he saw me. “How come you’re out here? are you okay?”
he grabbed my hand and pulled me closer to him. He patted the counter and I jumped up. I sat in front of him and he wrapped my legs around him. “…couldn’t sleep, so I came out here to get some water and I don’t know what happened.”