Lily stretched, well as much as she could while completely wrapped in Dave's massive arms. It was a nice feeling to be so close to another person. She had to wonder though, was he holding her so tightly because she didn't want her running off, or because he loved being so close to her. With some effort, she managed to turn to face him. She glanced toward the window. It was almost sunset! How could she possibly have slept through an entire day? Lily didn't remember being so tired. I wonder if Dave has been sleeping all this time. He must have, if he had been awake, he would have woken her up. Lily was nagged by a thought, I remember waking up . . . it was morning then. It hit her - LILITH! That's right! It was my turn and I took it! Boy, did we have fun! Just ask him when he wakes up. I'm sure he'd love to tell you all about it! Hope you don't mind that I borrowed our body, but you were hardly strong enough to use it. In a way I did you a favor . . . I let you sleep, and I did all the heavy lifting for a while. You can thank me for the dress later, but he really likes it on us. Lilith's laughter filled Lily's head. It wasn't until Lilith had pointed it out, that Lily even realized she was wearing clothes. Granted, while she slept, the dress had gathered around her waist, but it was nice to be clothed. Trust me! That's not how the dress got up that high! Lilith's voice returned in a song like taunt. Lily blushed. She needed to stretch and was quite hungry. Dave was holding her so close that she knew she couldn't climb out of bed. There was only one option - Wake him up. Hopefully, he would be a cheerful person when he first wakes up. She placed her hand on his shoulder and gently shook him. "Dave? Wake up." He murmured something she couldn't make out and stirred, but didn't wake up. Lily shook him harder, "Dave . . . really wake up." Her voice was much stronger this time. Lily was shocked when Dave grabbed her and pulled her on top of him, kissing her deeply.

"All rested and ready for the next round, my love? We'll see who gets the best of whom now that I'm not tied up!" He grinned devilishly at her.

"I...uh . . . what? When were you tied up?" Lily was quite sure she could guess the answer before he gave it to her.

"Lily?" He let out what sounded like a disappointed sigh, which caused Lily to think that he wasn't happy that it was she and not Lilith with him. She struggled a bit and managed to roll off him.

"I was just getting hungry. I thought maybe you could show me where the kitchen was and I would make something for both of us." She rolled to the edge of the bed opposite of him. "It's all right. I'm sure I can find it myself. I don't want to be a bother to you." Lily's voice faded away.

Dave became very aware quickly that Lily was upset about something. His hand went to her shoulder and kept her from moving off the bed. Something wet hit his hand. Oh no, no . . . I've made her cry! "Lily, please don't cry. I can't stand to have you cry. Please tell me what I've done . . . I did not mean to upset you." As Lily turned her face to look at him, he saw it wet with her tears. Dave reached up and started to gently wipe at them.

"I'm sorry I'm not her. I don't know what you want from me! You tell me one moment that you love me no matter who I am, the next, you are disappointed that I'm not Lilith. I envy her. I envy that you love her so much! I thought maybe . . . someday you would love me that much, and I mean love ME. Not just because she's inside this body with me, but because I'm me. Please . . . just tell me where the kitchen is. I do not wish to talk about this anymore."

"Lily . . . I'm sorry. I didn't realize that I hurt your feelings. Of course now I can see that I have. I'm not disappointed that it's you, truly! I was just surprised, but that's all. You will have to understand that this is as hard on me, as I'm sure it is on you. I went to sleep with you, woke up this morning with Lilith and now I wake up with you again. I don't expect anything from you. I'm sure that this is going to take some time to get use to this predicament we find ourselves in. I will try to be more aware of how I react, so I don't hurt you again. That is if you can try to forgive me when I slip up." Dave's voice was soft and compassionate. "Now, let me show you to the kitchen, I think food sounds wonderful. I'd like the chance to get to know you better. Shamefully, I know very little about you, my lily of the valley." He smiled and brushed away the rest of her tears. "Besides, as I remember, the last time you tried to walk you fell." Dave got off the bed and came around to the other side, helping Lily up. "There. Now lean on me if you need to."

Lily realized that he truly did feel bad and had not meant to make her feel bad. It also donned on her that it probably was as difficult for him as it was for her. She leaned against him and they made their way down to the kitchen.