Restless Sleep

She handed the warm cup of coffee to me like it was soul saving communion. Two sips into the wondrous world of coffee, the mug slipped out of my hand and shattered on the hardwood floors. Coffee sprayed everywhere, disintegrating into the mess it fell on.

“I give up,” I frowned. Renolds took me by the arm and led me into her room.

“Go to sleep. Enjoy a bed for a change. I’ll send Tedd over to watch you while I’m at work but you can sleep as long as you need.”

“Okay…” settling down on the bed, my mind began to race. “Renolds…”

“Yeah?”

“Last night… I don’t exactly remember it but… can we still forget it?”

“Of course. Now go to bed, Flo.”
I didn’t even notice her turn out the lights before I tumbled into a restless sleep.

***

Tap. Tap.

Groaning, I rolled over and opened my eyes.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

Somehow, I lugged my heavy body out of bed and dragged my feet towards the window. Three stories down, clad in a trench coat, was Astrid. I gave her an odd look and waved her up.

I slipped on halfway decent clothes and tried to settle my bed head. When I looked up, I found Astrid standing in front of me.

“I was told you had a major hangover and needed someone to check up on you,” a malevolent grin scaled its way up Astrid’s cheeks.

“Well…”

“No worries. Nurse Astrid is here,” she let the trench coat fall to the floor, showing off her incredibly revealing nurse’s costume.

“Uh…”

“Get back into bed! I’ll take care of you,” there was no arguing with that.

Settled back into my spot, I watched Astrid crawl up next to me and grin in a way that hid none of her inappropriate intentions.

“Hi…” I sighed as she met me nose to nose.

“Hello,” her lips fell to meet mine. There were no words, no questions. There was only her breathing next to mine and the sound of two heels knocking on the floor. But when I opened my eyes, I found myself alone in the silence of Renolds’ room.