Rolling Around

Matt

"Matthew?" My father's voice woke me from a dream I was having about Erica leaving me. I jerked up in the bed, my body covered in sweat, my heart racing.

"Yeah. I'm in here." I pulled the covers up to cover my lower body and glanced toward the door as my father stopped just inside the room and smiled at me.

"I thought you were coming later this week?" He was fully dressed and wide awake.

I, on the other hand, was not. "What time is it?"

"Just after eleven. Karen is in the kitchen with Maria, so make sure you put some pants on before you go in there." He lifted his eyebrow at me.

"Yeah. Alright." I flopped back down on the bed. "What are your plans today? I need to chat with you about work."

"I'm free for the next hour. Get your lazy butt up and come talk to me in the office. I'll be working on a few things in there until I head to downtown."

"Is that bacon I smell?" I breathed in deeply. Something about being back in my dad's house had me feeling like a teenager. There was a freed