The Man of My Dreams

Ch.4

I wake up to George walking on my face and I roll over checking the time 5:00am. "Really cat? You had to wake me up this early to feed your fat ass?" George just sits there at the end of the bed looking unimpressed at the fact I have yet to feed him. I throw the covers off me and get up to head to the catroom. As I am pouring the food into his bowl, I think of the dream I had and remember I should write it down. I haven't written anything in two years, so I have no idea where my notebook went. Looking around for a piece of paper and a pen, I stop and think a minute. "He wasn't even there. Is it worth writing it down if all I did was cry the whole time?" I decide it's not worth it especially because I have a pretty good memory and I can think of it if I wanted to. Which I don't. So I just decided to use my time this morning and go to the gym.

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I get done with the stair master and I am drenched in sweat. I have about 15 minutes to pack up at the gym and go to work.

It is freezing outside so I pull my thin jacket closer to my body trying to stay warm. Unlocking my car, I get in and head to work being on time for once. Stepping inside, I am greeted by two excited puppies jumping up at me clawing at my legs.

"Hi puppies!! I missed you guys so much!" Mia is trying to lick my face but I don't let her. Max runs down the hall barking. "Shhhhh Max. You'll wake the kids!" I have about 20 minutes to myself before I have to wake them up. I decide to make myself some breakfast. I go for strawberry toast and Dino egg oatmeal. It's what my grandma used to make me whenever I would spend the night and the kids love it too!

After eating my breakfast, I wake the kids up and make them their own breakfast. Evan is a bit cranky this morning so I just give him what he wants so I don't have to hear him wailing at 8 in the morning. Nathan sits politely at the table eating his food and once he's done, he goes upstairs to brush his teeth. I sit at the table and take my phone out seeing I have a couple texts from Amy.

A: Hey girl! Just wanted you to know, I got a raise today, so we are going out this weekend to celebrate!

She is a hard worker and a customer favorite, so it doesn't surprise me when she says this. She deserves it too.

M: That's awesome! I'm so happy for you! But I don't think I want to go out this weekend.

I hit send and wait for her reply. She most likely won't text back for a while with her being at work and all. Evan starts crying and I look over to see what happened. He spilled his milk all over himself and starts screaming. His parents are trying to teach him to drink out of a regular cup, so he often spills it. Getting up to get some paper towels and a dish towel, I try calming him down my shushing him and telling him it's alright.

"Hey hun, it's ok. Shhhhh stop crying. There's no need to cry over spilt milk. Let's get you a different shirt yeah?" He calms down to wimpers and I carry him upstairs to get changed.

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After dropping Nate off at school, Evan and I head to my home so I can switch the laundry. Walking in, I hear music playing in the bathroom. Amy must be off work now and showering before her second shift. She likes to be fresh all the time so it's normal for her to take two showers in one day.

I go to turn on the tv for Evan when Amy comes out in a towel and goes to her room to get dressed. I decide she shouls know about my dream. She usually helps me figure out what they mean.

I knock on the door and she tells me to come in. I say hello and sit on her bed tapping my finger on my knee thinking of what to say to her. She notices and looks at me with curious eyes.

"What's up? You look conflicted."

"I had a dream last night." I tell her.

Amy stops putting lotion on her legs and looks at me with wide eyes. "What?! Are you serious? That's awesome! What happened?"