06-23-2014, 07:54 AM
"You know. You're a terrible liar."
Natalie's wry humor tickled.
Jay's mouth twitched amusement. "Nonsense. I'm a great liar."
But his grin was soon pulled into the intoxicant lull of sleep. Damn morphine getting in the way of talking to pre--.
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He dreamed of the beach. Strange for a cornfed Iowa-boy. But a warm beach and a shallow bay. At night, oddly enough. A full moon was the only light. Gentle waves rocked his body as he stood there in chest-deep water like he was searching the black horizon for something lost.
In the sleep he hadn't realized had overcome the pain and stress of the day, the kitten settled in the circle of his arms, coaxed there by the promise of safety and warmth. Jay instinctively kept the little guy safe until the surgeons came for him.
Continued in The Dust Settles
Natalie's wry humor tickled.
Jay's mouth twitched amusement. "Nonsense. I'm a great liar."
But his grin was soon pulled into the intoxicant lull of sleep. Damn morphine getting in the way of talking to pre--.
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He dreamed of the beach. Strange for a cornfed Iowa-boy. But a warm beach and a shallow bay. At night, oddly enough. A full moon was the only light. Gentle waves rocked his body as he stood there in chest-deep water like he was searching the black horizon for something lost.
In the sleep he hadn't realized had overcome the pain and stress of the day, the kitten settled in the circle of his arms, coaxed there by the promise of safety and warmth. Jay instinctively kept the little guy safe until the surgeons came for him.
Continued in The Dust Settles
Only darkness shows you the light.