The sheer curtain doesn’t hide the morning very well. It seeps in through all angles, diffused, but present. I sit up and check the time. Six-eighteen. Another entire night of tossing and turning, gone. My sleep-mate rolls over towards me, stretching out her paw as if to tell me to keep trying, just lie down and see if sleep will finally find you.
I rub that spot on the bottom of her ears that she always seems to lean into and quietly tell her good morning.
“Hello, sweet girl. You hogged the beg again.” Her eyes are barely open and she sighs, loudly. “You’re terrible, honestly, just the worst.” I smile down at her as she seems to fall asleep again, almost instantly.
Across from me, in a bedroom entirely too large, is another bed. But the occupant is still lightly snoring and he is less friendly when woken from slumber than my current cuddle buddy. The internal debate begins: should I try? Should I slide into his bed, snake my arm around his, and see if he’ll have me? Is failing worse than wondering?