CHAPTER SEVENTY-SIX
(part three)
Friday morning — 7:00 A.M.
Honey had been up for a few hours. Steve had arrived early today to help her out of bed and through her morning routine. They worked through her morning stretches and body weight 
exercises. Afterwards, he helped her shower.
She could now manage getting dressed by herself. Dressing herself was a miracle brought about by Steve’s patient help and Blane’s wonder needles. Even though she was slow, she loved the normalcy of being able to dress herself. At least she didn’t have to be at work at five in the morning. Then again, it took so long to get dressed in these fancy clothes, she had to be up extra early.
Wheeling out to the dining room, she saw MJ’s back. Partially in shadow, he was standing in the full length mirror. She felt a flush of irritation. She needed to get ready and he was in the way! As she got closer, she saw that he was tying the tie to his dress uniform.
“What are you doing?” she asked.
“I’m tying my tie,” MJ said.
“Your hair is wet,” she said.
“I showered in the office bathroom which Jacob insisted on making for me,” MJ said. Turning back to the mirror, he added, ”Smart man that Jacob. I never get a shot in the big bathroom.”
Honey chuckled.
“I made your tea,” MJ said. He pointed to the travel cup on the table. “Delphie stopped by to say she had a light breakfast ready for you, if you have time.”
MJ lifted the hanger holding his jacket from off the high back of a dining room chair. He slipped the jacket off the hanger and began buttoning the buttons.
“Where are you going?” Honey said.
“I’m going with you,” MJ said. “I called the LC last night and asked. Turns out she has some emergency cartography pop up out of the blue. The team is going to help or do some training or whatever until the trials done.”
“And the map work?”
“Surprising how it coincides with your sister’s trial,” MJ smiled at her.
“Sorry, I don’t really get it.”
Denver Cereal continues tomorrow….