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a deep breath, “I woke up after a dream and your hand was on my stomach and you were…um poking me in the back.  When you started rubbing circles on my stomach I just pushed your hand down a little further and got a little carried away.”
    He gives me that grin that melts my heart, “So you are saying you took advantage of me while I was drunk?  …Huh…I think that’s the first time that’s ever happened to me.”
    I laugh, “Well, you didn’t seem to complain… Look I’m sorry if it was awkward for you…I mean I know you don’t really see me like that.”
    He tu rns to me, “Anna, it’s not that.  It’s the simple fact that you can do better than me.  Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed what just happened and it’s not that I don’t want to, but you deserve things I can’t give you.”
    “Russ, don’t say I deserve better than you…You are a wonderful person, why would you think that?”
    “I don’t think it I know it.  Not that I like him or approve of him, but someone more like Skylar is who I see you with.”
    I shake my head, “No after the asshole Skylar was tonight . He reminds me too much of Jack and I don’t even want to attempt to go there again.”
    He tenses, “What did he do?  How was he an asshole?”
    “I was ready to leave the party, I don’t think he really was, then we were making-out in his truck and I just really didn’t want to and I was kind of annoyed with him.  Then he made some remark about wanting to come in with me and chase all the nightmares away and told him that I hadn’t invited him in.  Then he told me I didn’t have to be a bitch so I got out and he drove off.”
    “I’m gonna beat his ass.”
    “Russ, stop…really he didn’t hurt me and I’m not really that upset so it tells me something.  I was more upset with how we’ve been for the past couple of weeks.  Also, I mean we did just kinda…you know and I really can’t be pissed at him for the fact that I wanted to do these things with you, but not him.”  Holy crap that was stupid….stupid…stupid.
    “Look I’m sorry with how the past couple of weeks have been.  I was pouting like a five year old.  I promise to make it up to you.  But I don’t think that either one of us is really ready for something between us, more than friendship.  Trust me I like waking up with you and what I just woke up doing with you was awesome, but if we do that or more again, I want us to both be sober.”  He brushes my hair back from my face, “You mean way too much to me.”
    I nod, “Okay…well can we get some sleep now?”
    “Yeah sure.”
    He snuggles back up to me and I giggle, “Oh and don’t be starring in anymore of my dreams, if you don’t want stuff like that to happen.”
    He chuckles, “I’ll do what I can, but I can’t help it if you can’t resist me.”

Chapter 8
    Russ
    I woke up this morning still wrapped up with Anna.  We both got out of bed and never spoke of what happened last night.  All I could do was think about how awesome it would be to wake up just like that with her each morning…well maybe enjoying a little more of what we did last night too.  I would have to catalogue those images I had of her coming last night in my mental spank bank. 
    I took a couple of headache powders, showered and got dressed to go work out I needed to clear my head. When I stepped into the living room Cade and Linc were watching some stupid reality show on TV.  “Hey you guys wanna go work out for a little bit?” 
    Linc looks at me, “Dude seriously, you feel like going to work out? After I had to carry your drunk ass in here last night.”
    “Yes, I wouldn’t be asking if I didn’t.”
    Cade looks at me, “Okay man, I’m ready.  Did you talk to Anna when she came in last night?”
    My mind is racing, did she say something, was she upset, and was she mad… “Why?”
    “She just seemed hell bent this morning.  She got up and dressed and asked to borrow my car, she