"Mornin' sleepy head!" a loud voice said as I sat up on the couch the next morning.
My head turned to Chris, who was all ready dressed, and brewing some coffee in the kitchen.
"Morning." I murmured, standing up.
My whole body tingled. It seemed as though my dream had been a reality. I felt as though Josh had just made love to me for the first time, and I was still feeling the effects of his sweet caress.
Chris starred at me as I walked over to him, his brow wrinkled. "What's going on?"
"Huh?"
"Your glowing" he said.
I blushed. I even had the after-sex glow happening for me. "I dunno." I lied. "I must have had a nice dream or something." Yeah. A REALLY nice dream.
"Oh," Chris turned back to the coffee pot. "Do you want some?"
"Yeah. I'm going to take a shower. Just leave come for me, and I'll get it when I'm done." I said.
"Ok."
I shuffled into the bathroom, showered, then went into my room and changed into a tight long sleeves dark navy blue shirt, and black flared jeans. I was mourning and I wanted the whole world to know it.
After dressing and brushing my hair, I went back into the kitchen and poured myself a cup of coffee.
Chris was sitting at the table, still sipping his own cup, and starring into space.
I sat down across from him. "What are you thinking about?"
"The press conference" he replied.
"Oh."
"I'm worried about questions they might ask."
"Why?"
"What if they ask me a question that just makes me break down in front of everyone?"
I reached across the table and rubbed his arm comfortingly. "It's ok, Chris. Nobody will judge you if you do break down. In fact, they probably expect it."
"Even so. . . "
"I'll be there for you, ok? You've been here for me so much, now it's my turn."
Chris's lips turned up into a tiny smile. "Thank you."
Something seemed to catch his eye, and Chris starred at my neck. "What's that?"
"What?" I looked down. A glint of gold caught my own eye, and they widened. The necklace Josh had given me in my dream dangled from my neck. "Oh, J-Josh gave it to me." I said, flustered.
"Really?"
I nodded, clasping my fingers around it. "Yeah." I replied. "It's my good luck charm."