Throughout Drake's entire life as a musician, he knew inspiration struck when you least expected it to. He knew that a song idea could happen while in the shower, while grocery shopping, while making breakfast, or while having trouble falling asleep. For as long as he could remember, he'd scribble his thoughts down on the closest surface he was able to write on, whether it be a napkin or the bottom of a grocery list, and go on with what he was doing, unless his guitar was within reach. Then, of course, he'd stop everything to craft a new song. Drake had memories of waking up at 3AM with a melody in his head that wouldn't leave him alone, taking his guitar, and going into the living room so he could work out a new tune without bothering Josh.
Now that he and Mindy were living together, she was just finding out about Drake's songwriting antics. She'd hear the strum of the guitar, let out a groan, and pull the pillow over her ears before trying to go back to sleep, usually to no avail. Lately, Drake's inspiration never struck at normal hours – his best ideas apparently came to him between the hours of 1 and 4AM. No, he didn't have to get up early to go to work, but she did. Just because he didn't hold a job that caused him to get up at 7 and work 9-5, it didn't mean that his girlfriend didn't.
There were times she appeared in the doorway of the living room, hair tangled with sleep and fists clenched, simply to tell Drake to stop. "I. Am. Trying. To. Sleep," she always said through gritted teeth. "I appreciate that this is when you are most creative, but I have to go to work tomorrow. And going to work causes me to have to get up early, Drake. I do not need to hear guitar chords at 2:30 in the morning, no matter how beautiful they may sound."
"So you like it?" And he'd wiggle his eyebrows at her, exuding charm.
"Yes, but that is beside the point. I need sleep. I have to go to work. I cannot function at work if I have not slept, so by all means, please stop or quiet down or something. Please. Goodnight."
"Goodnight, baby." Drake would watch her shuffle back to bed, hearing her let out a slight groan at the fact that she was still awake.
When Drake was asked to go on tour as the opening act for Zero Gravity, a lifelong dream of his, he was gone for two weeks. It was then Mindy realized how much she liked listening to him play guitar. When she woke up at 3AM to complete silence, instead of utter bliss, it was a painful reminder of the silent nights to come without Drake by her side. The day Drake got home from the tour and she was awakened at 2:57 to the sound of a light strum, she just smiled and rolled over, happy to hear the music she once took for granted.
