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Round 3 Original Section

Written by: Theoden

Word count: 479

Rudy awoke with a hangover. He tried to focus his eyes on the ceiling, but it wouldn't stop moving long enough for him to accomplish this task. He rolled over to his left and almost fell off the bed in the process.

"This day is not getting off to a good start," he muttered to himself.

As he rolled onto his back again, his right arm landed on something hiding under the covers. He looked over and saw some blonde hair poking out from under the covers, and heard a sleepy moan come from somewhere in that direction. The lump moved slightly and he felt a bare foot press against him as the movement stopped.

Maybe today wasn't going to be so bad after all!

Rudy stared at the figure lying next to him and tried to reconstruct the events of last night in his mind. This was not easy to do because the room kept spinning, and when he closed his eyes he felt as though he was floating on a stormy sea, bobbing up and down. He instinctively reached out to steady himself and again made contact with the person sleeping next to him. This time his movements caused the person to stir briefly, and Rudy saw the satisfied grin on their face.

Rudy couldn't believe his eyes. He pinched himself to see if he was dreaming, but when he looked again the same person was still lying next to him. Last night must have gotten a lot more out of hand than he could have imagined. He gingerly slipped from the bed and unsteadily made his way to the bathroom. Taking three Excedrin in hand, Rudy staggered towards the kitchen to get something to drink - he didn't want to chance waking his bedmate with the sound of running water.

As Rudy opened the door of the refrigerator the phone rang. Almost simultaneously there was a knock on the door, followed by a loud groan from the direction of the bedroom. Rudy's head felt as though it was going to split open from the sudden noises. He grabbed the telephone as it started to ring a second time and managed to croak, "Hello?"

"What the hell happened to you last night?" The shrill female voice coming through the receiver added to Rudy's headache. "I waited for almost an hour before I decided you had left without me. Where the hell did you go?"

The knocking on the door turned to pounding, and a male voice called out, "You better not try to hide from me, Rudy! I know you're in there, and I know who you're with. Open this door right now!"

And as Rudy tried to sort out what to do next he felt a warm body press against his back. A voice whispered in his ear, "You certainly make it hard to sleep, lover!"

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