Pillow Talk

Plymouth Progress - A

Sleep evaded Eddie again that night, so she got up early and took her morning shower, then climbed back in bed next to Jamie and watched him sleep. He shifted and snuggled in close to her. When he awoke Eddie was still beside him, his head pillowed by her breast as she stroked the tiny hairs on the back of his neck with her hand.

"Morning, beautiful," he greeted in his husky post sleep voice.

"Morning yourself," Eddie smiled. "Are you feeling better?"

"Much," Jamie replied.

"You fell asleep in the middle of your massage. You never do that."

"I was tired" Jamie said, moving her bangs off her forehead. "We did a lot yesterday, plus the heat and humidity - I'm in pretty good shape, but that wore me totally out."

"Up to some more today?" she asked. "Today we drive to Plymouth."

"Can't wait," he said with a grin. "Let's get moving, I wanna get some breakfast before it's all picked over."

"I'll go," Eddie offered. "I already took a shower."

"You showered and then got back in bed?" he asked.

"Mmhmm," Eddie replied. "I felt like snuggling you. Do you remember anything I said to you last night?" Eddie asked as she slipped out of bed.

He thought for a moment. "No, I sure don't."

"We'll talk about it after breakfast," Eddie smiled. "Bagel?"

"Sounds good," he said, rising from the bed.

Eddie smiled and went to get their food. She was back just as Jamie came out of the shower. "You look so much better."

"Feels better," he said, rubbing a towel through his hair.

"Bagel with low fat cream cheese" Eddie announced. "And yes before you ask me, there's coffee."

He laughed. "Not gonna let me live that down, huh?"

"I might if you'll still forgive me," Eddie sighed, feeling like she needed to repeat her apology since he did not recall it.

"For what?" he asked, opening the cream cheese.

"For my moodiness" Eddie replied. "And for trying to influence your decision about the baby. I'm sorry."

He looked up at her. "It's okay. I know we're not together on this, and that's hard, but we'll get through it."

Eddie smiled, "I know we will. Now eat up, I have another full day planned."

Eddie and Jamie packed up their belongings and began the two hour drive to Plymouth. They arrived at their hotel, the John Carver Inn and checked in their luggage. The room was large, decorated in colonial style and possessed all the amenities a fine hotel would. Eddie smiled. She liked the bedspread, a hunter green floral. "Honey, I love this spread."

"It's pretty" he agreed. "The whole room is pretty."

"Thanks" she smiled. "You know I was thinking..."

"About what?" he asked, wrapping his arms around his bride.

"Redecorating our room, making it more...I don't know, more Jamie and Eddie, instead of Jamie or Eddie. Does that make sense?"

"Yeah, it does," he smiled. "We'll think about it. We still need to figure out whose place we're moving into.

"Okay" she smiled. "What do you want to do first? The traditional Plymouth, Massachusetts stuff, Plymouth rock, the Mayflower?" She said those at the regular tone, the dropped to a softer, more romantic one. "A romantic dinner and dancing sunset cruise."