Chapter 39

Alan

I couldn’t sleep.

It was difficult to sleep knowing Melissa was in the next room, probably still mad at me. I didn’t know what had come over me during the day to piss her off like that, but it happened. Now, here I was, tossing and turning through the night not having the will to sleep.

I needed to speak with her. I needed to apologize, to tell her I didn’t mean to say nasty things or even insult her. I needed to tell her that my anger had gotten the best of me. but I knew it would be inappropriate to go into her room at 2:00am in the morning. Not only would she be angry or surprised to see me, but I would also not be able to contain myself seeing her lying on the bed probably dressed in her silk nightwear.

So, I continued to toss and turn on the bed, waiting for any miracle to happen, for a sign that she also could not sleep and was thinking about me.

The sign came thirty minutes later when the door to her room opened, and the quiet sound of her footsteps echoed through the hal