Sentence 1: He was at a sluggish pace in the morning. 
 Sentence 3: He knew he needed something to pick him up 
 Sentence 4:  He pulled into the nearest drive thru 
 Sentence 5:  And there it was, coffee, what he needed to get his day started 
 Option 1: He had woken up too early and made himself come coffee before work. 
 Option 2: He had woken up late, but was trying to get to work.