005 - A gentle warmth in the dark of night

A gentle warmth in the dark of night told him she had gotten into bed with him. She formed herself around the curve of his back and her hand found its way into his. He had just woken up from a particularly unpleasant dream. Her proximity slowed his breathing and his heart along with it. His sleeping had been restless at best when he was able to sleep at all these past months. She always made it easier on the roughest nights. It couldn't go on forever though. At some point, she would have to accept that she was dead.