Chapter 15

Several hours later, Les woke with a start.

Shit! he thought, looking at the clock and thinking of his pledge to Russ to call him every night.

Five o’clock! He calculated the time difference to the west coast. That’s two at home. Les struggled with whether to call and wake Russ or wait until he would be up. Finally his guilt at not calling as he’d promised won out, and he scrolled down his cell’s address book.

After four rings a sleepy voice mumbled, “Hullo?”

“Russ, I’m sorry. I was so tired when I got back to my room last night I fell asleep,” Les said.

“No problem,” Russ said, sleep still showing in his voice. “So, it sure sounds like you guys are having a good time.”

“Yeah, we are…how did you know?” Les asked. “Did someone call you?”