hungry, there's bacon, eggs, and orange juice in the fridge.
"Any questions?"
Anna smiled "I think you covered everything. Except the part about locking the outside doors."
"Thanks for reminding me. I'll do that now. You can double check later if you like."
I checked the doors, then said, "All locked. You'll be safe tonight. No one's getting in."
Pointing to the back, I said, "It's been a long day. I'm going to bed. See you in the morning. "
Anna smiled, "Thanks for letting me sleep over."
In the back, I brushed my teeth, then crawled into my small bed and pulled the privacy curtain.
A few moments later, I heard Anna walk into the bathroom and close the door behind her. Then after a few moments, she opened the bathroom door and went back up front to her bed. She had remembered to leave the door open for Bob. That'd keep him happy for a while.
With the noise of the storm and the excitement of having a stranger sleeping just a few feet away from me, I didn't expect to fall asleep quickly.
But I did. It'd been a long day. I'd drank a bit too much wine, and it finally caught up with me.
I was soon sound asleep.
30
I woke to the smell of bacon. And movement in the coach.
Anna was cooking breakfast.
Pulling on pants and a t-shirt, I rolled out of bed and into the bathroom, where I brushed my teeth and ran a comb through my hair.
Hearing that I was up, Anna called out, "I hope you like microwaved scrambled eggs, because that's what I made. Your plate's ready."
Walking up front, Anna greeted me by pointing to the table and asking. "You want orange juice?"
I nodded.
She continued, "I didn't find any coffee so I'm guessing you don't drink it. Me neither. Never got the habit."
I was smiling at her.
"What are you smiling at?" she asked.
"I'm smiling because I woke up to someone cooking me breakfast. That rarely happens. Especially someone as cute as you."
Anna waved her spatula at me, "Don't get used to it. This is a one time thing. You let me sleep on the couch last night, so as repayment, I cooked your breakfast."
"So, Anna," I asked, "how was it? Sleeping on the couch?"
"Pretty comfy," she said. "A whole lot better than sleeping in the tent or in the back of the Cruiser.
"And I didn't sleep alone. Bob slept with me most of the night."
I chuckled, "Bob slept with you? That makes you pretty special because Bob's careful about who he snuggles up to."
Anna smiled, "That's hard to believe. Because as soon as I turned out the lights he was up on the bed with me. And he was still beside me when I got up this morning.
She then pointed outside, "You'll notice it's still raining pretty hard. And the river's come up quite a bit."
I nodded, "Guess we won't be going out on the beaches today. Maybe we should check the weather."
Picking up the TV remote, I turned to the same local weather channel we had watched the night before.
According to the weather guy, the storm had stalled over Hutchinson Island, just north of Vero Beach and would likely dump another four inches of rain before it moved south later this evening.
The lightning had increased in intensity along with the wind, and residents were being advised to stay indoors. Bridges on the island were still closed due to high winds.
The heavy rain was causing low lying areas to flood, and those in flooded areas were told to seek higher ground.
Anna pointed at the radar image, "Looks like we're pretty close to the eye of the storm. Could get messy out there."
I was just finishing my breakfast when we heard a car pull up outside. A few moments later a knock at the door.
It was one of the park rangers.
"Hate to bother you folks, but the park is closing.
"You can stay here in the campground, but you need to move to higher ground away from the river. Up by the restrooms is the best place."
The ranger wiped
"Any questions?"
Anna smiled "I think you covered everything. Except the part about locking the outside doors."
"Thanks for reminding me. I'll do that now. You can double check later if you like."
I checked the doors, then said, "All locked. You'll be safe tonight. No one's getting in."
Pointing to the back, I said, "It's been a long day. I'm going to bed. See you in the morning. "
Anna smiled, "Thanks for letting me sleep over."
In the back, I brushed my teeth, then crawled into my small bed and pulled the privacy curtain.
A few moments later, I heard Anna walk into the bathroom and close the door behind her. Then after a few moments, she opened the bathroom door and went back up front to her bed. She had remembered to leave the door open for Bob. That'd keep him happy for a while.
With the noise of the storm and the excitement of having a stranger sleeping just a few feet away from me, I didn't expect to fall asleep quickly.
But I did. It'd been a long day. I'd drank a bit too much wine, and it finally caught up with me.
I was soon sound asleep.
30
I woke to the smell of bacon. And movement in the coach.
Anna was cooking breakfast.
Pulling on pants and a t-shirt, I rolled out of bed and into the bathroom, where I brushed my teeth and ran a comb through my hair.
Hearing that I was up, Anna called out, "I hope you like microwaved scrambled eggs, because that's what I made. Your plate's ready."
Walking up front, Anna greeted me by pointing to the table and asking. "You want orange juice?"
I nodded.
She continued, "I didn't find any coffee so I'm guessing you don't drink it. Me neither. Never got the habit."
I was smiling at her.
"What are you smiling at?" she asked.
"I'm smiling because I woke up to someone cooking me breakfast. That rarely happens. Especially someone as cute as you."
Anna waved her spatula at me, "Don't get used to it. This is a one time thing. You let me sleep on the couch last night, so as repayment, I cooked your breakfast."
"So, Anna," I asked, "how was it? Sleeping on the couch?"
"Pretty comfy," she said. "A whole lot better than sleeping in the tent or in the back of the Cruiser.
"And I didn't sleep alone. Bob slept with me most of the night."
I chuckled, "Bob slept with you? That makes you pretty special because Bob's careful about who he snuggles up to."
Anna smiled, "That's hard to believe. Because as soon as I turned out the lights he was up on the bed with me. And he was still beside me when I got up this morning.
She then pointed outside, "You'll notice it's still raining pretty hard. And the river's come up quite a bit."
I nodded, "Guess we won't be going out on the beaches today. Maybe we should check the weather."
Picking up the TV remote, I turned to the same local weather channel we had watched the night before.
According to the weather guy, the storm had stalled over Hutchinson Island, just north of Vero Beach and would likely dump another four inches of rain before it moved south later this evening.
The lightning had increased in intensity along with the wind, and residents were being advised to stay indoors. Bridges on the island were still closed due to high winds.
The heavy rain was causing low lying areas to flood, and those in flooded areas were told to seek higher ground.
Anna pointed at the radar image, "Looks like we're pretty close to the eye of the storm. Could get messy out there."
I was just finishing my breakfast when we heard a car pull up outside. A few moments later a knock at the door.
It was one of the park rangers.
"Hate to bother you folks, but the park is closing.
"You can stay here in the campground, but you need to move to higher ground away from the river. Up by the restrooms is the best place."
The ranger wiped
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