Late Calls

A friend I've known for years called me late the night before. She said "I'm coming over," and I said ok. We drank and smoked and listened to music all night. As the sun came up we lay in bed and I had my arms around her. I tried taking her shirt off but she said, "You know better than that." She fell asleep while I was holding her; I thought about how hard it is to quit smoking.