/authors/deepsky/Recent content in Deepsky on Gromet's Plaza ArchiveHugoen-usSun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2011/10/02/hard-lessons-in-nevis/Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2011/10/02/hard-lessons-in-nevis/<p><strong>Part 1: Forcibly Facetimed</strong></p> <p>Jim followed me into the room and the door thudded behind us. I dropped my suitcase in the middle of the floor and allowed my weight to slowly tip forward until I landed face-down on the soft mattress. I loved the feeling of collapsing into bed. I could hear Jim walking around raving about the room and the view, but my mind was on more important things. Sleep. I was exhausted. Men could sleep anywhere. I think Jim slept all 16 hours of the flight here while I managed maybe 1. So, not only was I tired, but I was very, very cranky. Which was made clear during the drive from the airport as we argued 12 rounds about everything between my insane mother in-law to how Jim must have been aiming for every single pot hole in the road. Hey, I said I was cranky. Jim could be a pill too though. I laid face down with my hands at my side, lifelessly. I hated the thought of even having to stand back up to get under the sheets. I cherished several minutes of rest as I inhaled the fresh scent of detergent from the bedspread.</p>