I wake up in our room. All curtains have been closed so that you cannot see a thing and the room looks even bigger than it already is. "Max" I whisper. "Max!". He moans and turns around. "Hmmmm, what's wrong Jo?" I lie down on my back and face his face for a while in the dark. I can only see the contours due to the lack of light, but that also means he cannot see me staring. Otherwise I would be really ashamed. "Wake up." I say eventually. He smiles faintly and turns back. "I dont think so." He mutters.

I carefully turn the duvet over and walk to the closet. On the way I bump into everything in the room but Max just sleeps on. I grab tight black jeans and a long white T-shirt that goes well with it. I carefully creep up to the window. "Maaaaax!" He mutters something and continues to sleep. "Maaaaaaaaaaaaax." He doesn't respond to it but I know he hears me. 3,2,1 ..... I open the curtains smoothly and sprint to the bed. I take off Max's blanket and make sure he can't reach it. "Jooooo!" He calls in frustration. I laugh and run out of the room. Max storms out of the room wearing only underpants and sweatpants so I can see his six pack. I'm staring at it from the bottom of the stairs and hope it doesn't come down.

Sadly, he does. Max storms down the stairs and grabs me by my hips. "I catched you." He whispers in my ear. He clasps my back to his chest and holds me tight. I try to turn around but to no avail. I turn my head as far as possible and kiss him on the jaw. 'Indeed. You have me."

Max reluctantly releases me and walks to the kitchen. "What do you want for breakfast?" I sit at the dining table and think. What do I want to eat? "Just do a fried egg!" I call to him. A little later I hear that something is baking. It smells delicious.

I wander into the kitchen and see that Max, still wearing only sweatpants, is frying an egg while humming a song. I go to the kitchen door and look at him. He is so handsome....

I take the plates from the table and put them in the dishwasher. "Breakfast was delicious honey." I say to Max who helps me with the loading. He smiles.

I sit on the couch and look around. The entire house is furnished within 4 days. How is it possible? Max sits down next to me and takes the TV remote control. "What do you want to watch?" He asks. I think for a moment. So many series, movies and TV shows ...... "Just watch BBC First."
He shakes his head. "That's English right?" I sigh and take the remote control from his hand. "Don't be sad. You have to learn English at some point." I switch on BBC First and look at the program guide. Father Brown is just starting out. My favourite.

Max puts his arm around my shoulder and I lay my head on his shoulder. I squeeze my phone out of my back pocket and see the lock screen. In the background Max and I are showing eachother crazy faces. I smile and look at the day. It's Sunday, so I have to start working tomorrow.
I pat his arm and get up. "I'm going to do something useful today." I report. Max raises his eyebrows. It actually looks sexy, honestly. "And whats is that?" He asks. "I'm going to meet Rosalien and her roommate Laura." He smiles. "I think you're the only one who finds it useful."

15 minutes later I am standing in front of Rosalien's house.
I press the doorbell and less than 10 seconds later the door opens.
"Jo!" Rosalien shouts excitedly. She steps aside and I see Laura, her roommate. She has blonde hair that comes to her side and blue eyes. She is wearing jeans and a crop top. "Hi, I'm Laura, Rosalien's roommate and you?" I smile kindly. "I'm Joseline, I accidentally bumped into her and she spilled coffee and then we went for a drink in a cafe. And now we're here." She laughs at my explanation and shakes my hand. "Nice to meet you Joseline."

Sorry it took so long!
I spent all day doing homework and I had to exercise on an open field in the hot sun😩😩
But it excist! Laura, also called Huskyzot and Rosalien, Rosanne_0509_ are back in it. I hope you like it, and until the next chapter!

!! Just to be clear, this book is set in a world where there is NO corona! Do not shake hands and keep a meter and a half away from people who are not in your family !!

Hopefully you are all healthy and your family / friends are all doing well.

Xxx
Mandy