He makes to move and finds he cannot feel his left arm, feeling around in the darkness he begins to realize where he is. The uneasy tension dissipates and his breathing slows.
Once his eyes have adjusted to the momentary blackness he searches the area around him for the remote control, he mutes the television and changes the channel. Light fills the room with eerie static silence. Using his right arm he gently lifts her sleeping body off of his left arm and eases her gently back down onto the couch.
When the feeling returns to his left arm he stands, his watch tells him it is late, he should not still be here. He turns and lifts her gently from the couch, resting her head on his shoulder as he makes the way in the darkness to her room. Gemtly opening the door he makes his way toward her bed, laying her gently he tucks her in and makes sure she is in a comfortable position,a kiss on her forehead as he tells her he loves her and he turns to leave, closing the door behind him he makes his way to each room, checking on the rest of the sleeping family.
When he is certain that everyone is sleeping he gather's his belongings and heads for the door, turning the television off as he heads out he stops short, turning back he turns the small lamp in the kitchen on, remembering that the little one is afraid of the dark. Slipping out of the front door, he locks it with the key he has slipped off of her key ring, telling himself he will return it tomorrow when he see's her next.Once his eyes have adjusted to the momentary blackness he searches the area around him for the remote control, he mutes the television and changes the channel. Light fills the room with eerie static silence. Using his right arm he gently lifts her sleeping body off of his left arm and eases her gently back down onto the couch.
When the feeling returns to his left arm he stands, his watch tells him it is late, he should not still be here. He turns and lifts her gently from the couch, resting her head on his shoulder as he makes the way in the darkness to her room. Gemtly opening the door he makes his way toward her bed, laying her gently he tucks her in and makes sure she is in a comfortable position,a kiss on her forehead as he tells her he loves her and he turns to leave, closing the door behind him he makes his way to each room, checking on the rest of the sleeping family.
Getting into his car he let's it roll down the driveway before finally awakening the engine, leaving the lights off until their path is away from the house. He sits there for a moment, thinking of the evening spent with her, solely watching movies and just being in her company, he begins to drive.
Miles away, he awakens with a start, sitting up he realizes he has had the dream again. He lays down, closing his eyes and soon he is sleeping again. Meanwhile, at the house he has dreamed of, a girl turns over in her sleep,tucked in comfortably and a smile forms on her lips.
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