Eli Wolf

davis scrunched his nose up, “yeah, i don’t know. maybe. i get up early if it includes early morning loving from a girl.” which, wasn’t really in the cards right now. the only girl he was interested in had ghosted him. he thought things were going well between them but obviously he was wrong. “but i do like exercise too.” he finally added, his shoulders lifting up in a shrug. he chuckled once the man opened the door and he nodded his head, walking in and immediately making his way to the line that would lead them up to the counter. “what do you say i pay for both coffees this morning? my treat.”

eli chuckled and nodded his head. “yeah, that can usually get any man up early.  i think a nap is usually taken after that, though.”  when davis slightly agreed, at least in eli’s eyes, he smiled.  “i’ll check in before my next hike and see if the exercise is worth missing that mornin’ love.” patting him on the shoulder, eli stood in line and looked at the counter and the line, then back to davis.  “thanks, man, i really appreciate that.  i’ll return the favor next time.”  the line moved quickly enough and eli ordered his americano with a splash of 2% then waited at the end of the counter with the rest of the customers waiting for their coffee.

davis laughed softly and shook his head. he knew that most of them knew davis as the one that was more than likely going to be late. he was tired and he’d always been one to sleep late. “that would be nice but unfortunately, no. sometimes, i have to put my big boys track pants on and get up before the sun goes down.” he joked back, a smile resting on his lips. “anyways, i need a pick me up. i don’t like getting up before noon but hey, adults can’t sleep late like that, especially when we have responsibilities.” he added. 

Eli chucked and nodded his head “Well, I’m a firm believer that the sunrise is just as good as the sunset.  Maybe I can convince you to come on the hike with me sometime.”  Davis was a good guy, and Eli got along with him, as well as everyone else he was around.  Eli wasn’t the type to not be friendly to someone.  He didn’t hold grudges because he thought life was too beautiful and too sacred to hold grudges and to not be the sunshine that everyone needs every once in a while.  Opening the door to the coffee shop, Eli nodded his head in.  “Well, that’s get that pick me up and get movin!”

Eli had a daily routine.  Wake up, work out, get his coffee, get work done, football practice, sleep, repeat.  It was a boring, repetitive life that he had lived for the last twelve years, and it was something that he didn’t anticipate would change much.  Don’t get him wrong, Eli loved his life.  He had good friends, good kids, a good team; he had a good life.  Was he getting up there? Yes and no.  He was 32, but the most he’s accomplished was when he was 20-ish and got recruited by the NFL.  Sure, that dream ended as quickly as his back had broken, and shortly after his recovery, he moved to Tupelo.  He was still convincing his parents to move there, but they were thriving, so he knew it was unlikely.  He missed his parents and visited them as often as he could, but he had family here, too, so it made things less lonely.