Careful what you wish for (2)

Something wakes me in the middle of the night. 1

Laying in Mike's arms, I have no clue what's going on. He's fast asleep, of course. Nothing short of nuclear holocaust could wake that child after he had his milk before bed. 2

Nothing seems out of place. I have warm arms around me, the covers pulled up to the middle of my chest.... Everything seems beautiful and lovely. 3

Four sets of arms....4

"What the fuck?!" 5

I jump up, knocking both Mike and the intruder aside. I start to scream for security, when a small, feminine hand clamps over my mouth. 6

'Quit it! You're going to wake up Mike.' 7

She lets go of my mouth, and I turn around to start yelling at her. 8

"How DARE you intr-?! OH MY GOD! IT'S YOU!!"9

And it truly is her. The red haired girl from the funeral. From my dreams. Her long red hair curls perfectly around her heart shaped face, framing her brown and gold eyes. She's smiling now, looking me all up and down. 10

I blush, pulling the blanket over myself again. Damn me for sleeping nude. She's giggling now. 11

'Go back to bed.' She says, still smiling. 12

I lay back down, pulling Mike's tossed aside arm back over me. He's still sleeping like a rock. 13

I feel her curl up behind me. 14

"Why do you keep doing that? It's freaking me out."15

'Well, I'm tired. And I'm cold. And, you're warm.'16

I shrug, thinking that that's a reasonable answer before slowly drifting off to a deep, dark sleep.