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Bright rays of sunlight emit through the sheer white curtains of the master bedroom. They forgot to close the second layer of cream curtains last night causing Anthony to squint his half-open eyes at the brightness taking over the room.
He opens them fully looking at the clock that reads 7:30a.m. It's Sunday, so that means he has to go back to Sheffield later today, but until it's time to hit the road he can relax. Even if he wanted to sleep in, he can't. His body won't let him, so he rolls over.
Anthony unwraps himself from the covers and Abella who soundly sleeps. He's never seen someone sleep so peacefully. She doesn't snore, stays in one spot, usually in the fetal position. He always thought it's cute. Maybe because he sleeps like a mad man.
Grabbing his phone from the charger he leans over the bed kissing her cheek multiple times. He can hear her groggy voice already saying, Why you always gotta wake me up? so he leaves her be going to the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face.
Once he's done, he goes to his side of the walk-in closet grabbing one of his watch box cases. When he opens it it's filled with different Rolexes, Audemars Piguets, and Cartier watches. It also has the hidden pill bottle in one of the slots.
He grabs it making his way back to the bathroom. Without hesitation he dumps them in the toilet before flushing it. The entire time, he has the conversation with Abella from yesterday in mind.
How could he scold Castillo about giving them to him if he's keeping them in the same house she's in? It's not Castillo putting her at risk of relapsing, it's him. He sighs to himself feeling better – a sense of relief.
Knowing everyone's still asleep, Anthony makes his way downstairs. Hearing his footsteps in slides, Champ's ears perk up and he immediately begins getting up from his dog bed. "Good morning," Anthony greets like he can speak back. Champ stretches, yawns, and shakes. When he's gone at training camp he's sure Champ misses those early morning runs. Although, he's never short of attention since he has plenty of children to play with.
