the apartment | cambridge, massachusetts | december 16
John woke up cold. Really, it was winter, so he usually woke up a little chilly but this morning, he was freaking freezing. It was only after taking a moment to wake up that he realized that the power was out.
Great. The cold was probably freezing power lines or some idiot had run into a transformer somewhere. Still, John rolled out of bed, careful not to disturb Aeryn as he did. He found a discarded sweatshirt, socks, and a spare blanket before padding down to Talyn's room.
His son was still asleep but he was curled up tightly under his blanket. John knew it was only a matter of time before the little guy woke up so he scooped up his son and situated him against John's chest and under the blankets before walking back to the master bedroom.
It was dark and quiet but he felt a lot better about things if he knew Talyn wasn't somewhere, freezing. He could take up space in the middle of the bed, using his parents for warmth. He'd feel like a king.
John just hoped his toes didn't freeze.
[NFB, NFI]
Great. The cold was probably freezing power lines or some idiot had run into a transformer somewhere. Still, John rolled out of bed, careful not to disturb Aeryn as he did. He found a discarded sweatshirt, socks, and a spare blanket before padding down to Talyn's room.
His son was still asleep but he was curled up tightly under his blanket. John knew it was only a matter of time before the little guy woke up so he scooped up his son and situated him against John's chest and under the blankets before walking back to the master bedroom.
It was dark and quiet but he felt a lot better about things if he knew Talyn wasn't somewhere, freezing. He could take up space in the middle of the bed, using his parents for warmth. He'd feel like a king.
John just hoped his toes didn't freeze.
[NFB, NFI]