30. H E N R Y

I hear a phone buzzing and I groan, turning away from the sound. I knew it was an alarm. I wasn't sure who it was.

"Babe," Penny groans.

"Mhm?"

"Turn it off,"

Shit, it was mine. I reach over to the bedside table and feel for my phone. Once I feel it, I press the screen and the buzzing stops.

"Thank you," Penny mumbles.

I open my eyes and push myself up onto my elbows. I look at Penny and I can tell she's already deep in her sleep. I envy her ability to fall into a deep sleep within seconds.

I push the blankets off me, and I sit up on the side of the bed. I catch my naked body in the mirror in front of me. Memories of the night before the flood are in my mind.

I turn to look at Penny and contemplate whether I should wake her up, but I decide against it knowing I'll pay for it later. Instead, I kiss her on the cheek and fix her bonnet that was slipping off her head.

"Fuck," I mumble.

I was hungover and I wasn't ready to get up. It was already 8 o'clock, I had to go to the gym but no, my