Chapter 85

Sunlight seeped through the window, waking Eliza from her slumber by the vibration of the phone placed beside her. She groggily picked up her phone and was startled to see Xander's name flashing on the screen. She sat up straight and looked at Xander lying on the bed, his face clearly showing his annoyance as he held up his own phone. Her still drowsy mind took some time to process the situation. "What is it?" She was right here, so why was he calling her? Couldn't he see her? Once the words left her lips, Eliza remembered. She had taken off her hearing aid before sleeping and couldn't hear a thing. She retrieved her hearing aid from the crevices of the sofa cushion, slipped it into her ear, put on her slippers, and asked as she walked, "What's up?" "The hearing aid isn't for show. Make some coffee!" Xander said impatiently. How long had they been together yet she still couldn't figure out his need for morning coffee at exactly half-past nine? "Oh." She then shuffled her feet, moving a