Joanna Lawrence nodded.
She still felt thirsty.
Ashton Heath got up again and filled another glass of water. Joanna drank half a glass before she felt less thirsty.
"Still thirsty?" Ashton sat by the bedside and asked her.
She shook her head.
He reached out and touched her head, his voice soft and gentle, "Then go back to sleep."
Joanna was really tired.
It was still early, just past 4 AM. If she hadn't woken up from thirst, she could have slept until 8 or 9 AM.
She lay back down and saw him still sitting by the bed with no intention of sleeping, so she asked, "What about you?"
Ashton Heath rubbed his brows, "I'm not sleepy yet. I'll watch you sleep."
"Oh, alright..."
Thinking that she had to get up early the next day, Joanna closed her eyes, trying to catch up on sleep.
She fell asleep quickly.
In fewer than five minutes, she was already asleep again.
Listening to her even breathing, Ashton's eyes shifted, recalling what happened in the dream he just had.
