When Celeste woke up, it was already late in the afternoon. Richard was beside her tapping away with one hand on his laptop.
"Awake?" he looked down at her and asked.
Celeste yawned and stretched as best as she could with one hand tied up before laying on her side facing him.
"Time?" she asked while yawning.
"1700" he replied. Seeing her sleepily counting on her fingers, he corrected, "It's five o'clock in the afternoon."
"Mmm, you should have said that first. Wake me up for dinner around 10 pm please," she said and closed her eyes to sleep. Since she had no work today, it was time to sleep away the past couple of weeks of stress. By the time she woke up for dinner, Auntie Mae would have made a tasty meal and a yummy dessert. It might even be chocolatey.