First time writing. If there is interest I will try Part 2 and 3.
Two AM. I am awake at two AM, again, Kate thought to herself. That is the second, no third, time this week, and fifth or sixth time this month. Kate looked over and saw William sleeping soundly as usual.
In the past, Kate had laid in her bed for hours on end until the house final stired and she gets up. Kate tried to figure out the root cause of her insomnia. Maybe it was the stress of COVID, and concerns for her children. But they were safer than most people. Maybe it was the fear that William was leaving for a week starting tomorrow, but his duties frequently take him away. She thought that it might be a lack of intimacy. They did have sex, well once a week, but it was perfunctory and had become routine. Kate brushed the thought aside. What could it be? William rolled over, oblivious to her. She was a little resentful of William. He never seemed to have problems sleeping through the night and he wore his responsibilities so lightly. But he had been in this world his entire life, it was all he knew.