Chapter 38
Around 3:30am Janet felt the bed move. She could hear Eddie up and around and expected him to return to bed. After a few minutes she heard the TV in the living room go on and the channels change. Normally she would have rolled over but this was their first night together and she became concerned. Searching for something to throw on she headed to the living room.
Eddie didn't hear her until she sat on the far edge of the couch, pulling a blanket around her. When he turned to look at her she noticed he was teary. Moving closer she said, "Talk to me."
Eddie took a deep breath and a tear rolled down his cheek. "Just a bad dream. I'll be fine."
"Tell me about it."
"It's stupid."
"The sooner you tell me the sooner we can get back to sleep."
"Ok but no laughing." Janet nodded. "It was today, every thing happened just the way it happened except I wasn't there. Hannah and Sam went with you to the hospital, and I kept running toward you and trying to be heard but it was like I was invisible. I just kept running and running but you couldn't hear me and you couldn't see me and then you came back her but I couldn't find you anywhere. I was scared and I couldn't find you and then I woke up."
"Ok." Janet said. "Look at me. I'm right here. I'm pretty healthy and I'm awfully cute." That made Eddie smile. "I'm not going anywhere, especially after last night." That made Eddie laugh. "So how about if I just sit right here." She said moving onto his lap, straddling his legs and facing him. "Now you can watch TV or we can think of something else to try to erase that dream."
Eddie gave her a playful pinch and wrapped his arms around her. Janet grabbed the remote and turned off the TV. They woke up on the couch hours later. Janet laying on Eddie's chest. Bad dreams had disappeared.