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My body feels heavy, comparable to having a hundred pounds added to me while I slept. My head hurts. I need Excedrin and water. Yes, water sounds perfect. My exhaustion is too much, and I don’t have the energy to open my eyes. Sleep trumps thirst and a pounding headache at the moment. I open my mouth slightly and feel the stickiness of it, and my throat hurts. Gross, cotton mouth. Yes, I need water. I can get up, get a glass of water and an Excedrin, and go back to sleep. Yes, that is a plan. Now, I just need to make my body move. Ugh.
While giving myself a very sleepy internal pep talk to move my limbs, I lie still for another minute…or ten. I’m not sure.
Then, it happens. I feel him. He moves behind me, letting out a sleepy sigh. I jump out of bed faster than I thought was humanly
