"Uuuh?" Raven looked up at Jennifer sleepily. "Let me sleep" she mumbled and
turned over again.

Jennifer prodded her again, then leaned down and nuzzled her neck. "Hey."

"Uuuh?" Jennifer gently kissed Raven's neck. "Mmph."  Raven sat up and shook
her head, her dreads swinging and making a muffled drumming as they hit the
wall behind her. "I'm okay. I'm coming. I'll be there. In a minute." She
trailed off, realizing she was spouting nonsense and shook her head again.
"I think I was dreaming."

"It sounded like it."

"I thought there was someone here. I couldn't see though." Alyson thought
Raven sounded scared.

"Dear, it's okay. It's okay."

Alyson watched her from behind Jennifer as best she could in the dark and
held her breath, feeling like she was intruding on an intimate moment. Raven
looked around and startled when she saw Alyson.

"It's okay. This is Alyson. She's really nice."