deadtime

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when merideht and i were married , we didn't have an alarm in our spanish hills in bouder . if we'd had one , i would have tried that code first .
 what were my other code-guess option s ? when she and i had traveled together as a couple , we used our birthday months in combination on hotel-room safe keypads . that was  POSSIBLE SOLUTION . I SUPPOSED .
 merideth , damn it , i said to myself . she's roped me into a juvenile guessing game . i speed dialed her mobile from the elevator lobby on the twelfth floor .
it was late in new jork . she answered after two trings ." hi." she said .
" what 's the code , meri? i'm in a hurry ."
"you don't remember ?"
she was cooming . as evenly as i could , i said ," i don't have time for a agme right now . i need to get a shower so i can get to a meeting ."
"it's a great shower ."
"i'm glad to hear that ."
" adinner meeting ?"
still cooming ." merideth , the code ? please . this may end up being  helpful . do you wnat me to try to be helpful or not ?"
" eight oh three oh ."
8:30 .