Still tired from her late night with Manny, Emma soon fell asleep with her head on a pillow on Jay's lap. Jay was watching TV, quietly, as he looked down at her periodically. He smiled at how peaceful she looked and how comfortable the whole situation seemed.
Emma began to talk in her sleep. "…the window!"
Jay turned the TV on mute, momentarily, to listen to her.
Emma continued, "It's in the freezer!"
Amused, Jay asked the still sleeping Emma, "What's in the freezer, Em?"
Emma moaned in response and furrowed her brow, indicating that she might be in some sort of distress.
Jay stroked her hair, gently, as he tried to bring her out of it. "Hey, it's just a dream. Come back to me, Em."
Emma was awake now, but did not let Jay know just yet. "Bluish-green female sheep…" she mumbled.
Jay smiled. "Now you're messing with me." he accused.
"I am not." Emma replied back in a sing-song tone and then rolled on to her back to look up at Jay. She giggled and then sighed contentedly. "Sorry I fell asleep. Some company I am, eh?"
"It's okay." Jay answered. "It was actually kind of nice. You know…comfortable."
"Yeah…I know what you mean." Emma smiled.
"So, bad dream, eh?"
"I guess so. I don't remember it, though."
"Does your brain ever stop, Nelson?"
"Apparently not…But, there is one thing that slows it down pretty well."
"Oh yeah?"
Emma sat up slowly and batted her eyes at Jay, playfully, as she leaned in toward him. "Yeah."
Jay met his lips with hers and gladly slowed down Emma's brain for a little while.
Ok, I know, I know. Super short, right? Sorry about that. I basically rewrote this entire chapter because I did not like the one I originally wrote, years ago. I hope you liked this and the next chapter is already in progress, so I will try to get it up soon! I know it has been a while since I last updated, so thanks for sticking around and, as always, for reading and reviewing! See you again soon!