The next day, I woke up and regretted my decision to sleep on Kie’s Chaise Lounge in her room rather than in bed with her. After everything that happened yesterday, I felt awkward about sleeping in her bed with her. So I laid her down, covered her up, and passed out in this devil trap of a chair. Parts of my back hurt that I didn’t know could hurt, but as I looked at her, I had to stifle a laugh. I probably would have had these same pains if I had slept in bed last night. She was sprawled out like a starfish, her limbs going in opposite directions and slightly on her side. Her head tilted back with her mouth wide open and drooling. I couldn’t stop smiling as I watched her. Most of the time, if a plaything did manage to spend the night, I would wake up to a person with a full face of make

