,

Still Awake?

Why… are you still awake…?

There was a spider.

Oh?

Yes… joys of living in Australia…

How big was the spider?

I don’t want to go into details…

Is it gone now?

Yes.

Then you can go back to sleep…

Yeah… theoretically I could… but I also set an alarm to book for pest control tomorrow morning… and I probably can’t fully relax until that’s done…

The booking or the pest control?

Probably both… yeah… probably both…

(Chuckles) Do you at least… have some handheld spray?

Yes. Yes I have that…

Ahh — okay. So… it should be alright…

It SHOULD be… my darling… if I fall asleep… and then… the worst happens… I LOVE YOU, okay?

(Puzzled) What?!

Well… I’ve been told by other Aussies… sometimes… just in your sleep… you could get bitten…

(Wide-eyed) Yeah but you got rid of it, it’s gone…

Yeah but… now I’m paranoid… that there’s more…

(LOL) I don’t think there will be… but I’ll pray for you, okay? I’ll pray that there’s no spiders. Go to sleep — I’ll pray for you and you can sleep peacefully tonight my darling. Please. Go to sleep. Get some rest.

Okay… fine… if you’re gonna pray for my protection then, okay. I’ll go to sleep…

I LOVE YOU.

I love you too!!!

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxxx