“What time is it?” she asked.
“Little after three in the morning.”
“And I woke you up. I’m sorry,” she said again.
“Hey, it’s okay. Really. Do you want to talk about the dream?”
Stacey thought about Tina answering that phone call that changed everything. The thought of her parents and Tina, now all gone, made her heart ache. She silently shook her head. Charlie nodded and then got out of bed.
“Need some water. Want some?”
“Yes, please.”
She watched him go and tried to calm down her racing heart. She told herself it was just a dream. She had weird dreams all the time. This one was no different. How could she not have crazy dreams after what she just went through?
Stacey sat up and brought the blanket around her. It was slightly chilly in the room. She reached over to check her phone
