Dark Roast

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The smell of roasted beans causes his eyes to flutter open, as the enticing aroma dances around in the cool air.

He rises from the bed and sluggishly makes his way toward the kitchen; where the smell seems to be permeating from.

When he arrives, he sees his two lovers sitting at the table side by side.

The first lover being his lovely wife, dressed in a navy suit and hair curled at the sides.

His other lover sits at the far end of the table, her midnight-colored eyes captivating him along with her rich scent.

The man has a choice; either he walks towards the woman who he has been with for 15 years or the woman that has been in his life ever since he was an adolescent.

The man closes his eyes with a sigh, then makes his way towards the end of the table where the bewitching eyes lay

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