I wake up to Eric moving uncomfortably on the floor. "You okay. Do you want to go upstairs to your room?" I ask Eric as I look at him. "If you want we can." he replies and I nod knowing he wants to go upstairs. I manage to get up off the floor and Eric does to as we head upstairs grabbing our blankets and pillows as we go. We make it to his room and I grab pajamas from my bag and go to the bathroom to change. I turn on the light and squint my eyes trying to adjust to the bright lighting. I quickly change my clothes and head back to Eric's room. He has changes into a pair of sweatpants and a loose shirt. We get in the bed "Night, sweet dreams." I say as I lay down and pull covers on top of me. "Night." he says as he slips under the covers and kisses the back of my neck. We fall asleep and start to dream.
In my dream it takes place in a small house similar to Eric's but a little different. The house is a mix between mine and his and it feels like it fits. In my dream I am an adult and so is Eric, we are married to each other and there are photos of us everywhere. We have two daughters together, Emily and Beth. Emily is around seven and Beth is around five. In the dream Emily and Beth play with our dog Angel who is a golden retriever pup. We go from the house to the park in a matter of seconds and watch our two little girls play fetch with the dog. It is so peaceful and it seems so real like I am seeing our future or something. Eric looks so happy and calm, everything is perfect and wonderful. I smile at our two beautiful daughters and grab a sheet of cloth to sit on the ground so we could have a picnic. I grab the food from the basket and sit it down. We call the girls over to eat as we sit in the shade. The sound of their laughter is music to my ears. Angel lays between Emily and Beth as they eat; waiting patiently for them to give her food. I lay my head on Eric shoulder and smile; I feel the happiest I have felt in a while. I look at the perfect family we have and smile upon them. I think to myself how fortunate I am to have a wonderful dream where everything feels stress free. I sit there enjoying the park and I feel happy. Beth asks me why I look so happy and I tell her I am happy to be there with my beautiful family. Beth smiles at me and goes back to eating. I tell Eric I love him and he says the same back to me. I tell the girls I love them to and they smile and tell me they know.
When we're done at the park we go back home. The girls head upstairs to their room to play. I grab the toys they left on the floor and place them in a small box labeled toys. We keep the boxes around the house so the girls can pick up after themselves easier. We feel they can clean up more if we make it easier for them. I sit down beside Eric on the couch. We talk about work and our happy life together. I tell Eric how happy he makes me and I kiss him. We turn on the TV for the girls as they come in the room. I go to the kitchen to make snacks for them. I cut up some of their favorite fruit and bring it out to them. They eat and watch cartoons as Eric and I clean. I fill up the dog's food and water dishes and pet her on the head. I head back out to the kitchen and start washing the dishes. Eric heads to the washing machine to put in a load of laundry. When Eric is done with putting in clothes he helps me wash and dry the dishes. After, what it feels like is ten minutes into the dream, I am woken up by Eric. "Come on sleepy head wake up already." Eric says as he pulls the sheets off me and tries sitting me up. "Just five more minutes." I mumble and complain tiredly. I flutter open my eyes and find myself in Eric's arms being carried bridal style to the living room. "What are you doing?" I ask him wrapping my arms around his neck. "Well you wouldn't get up for breakfast so I desided to carry you down." he explained "Well I was having a really good dream. why you gotta wake me up." I said to him as he still held me in his arms "What was this dream about?" he asks slightly smiling at me curiously "Well it was me and you and we were a family with two daughters and a dog. It felt so real and I felt like we were good family." I said to Eric as he sat down on the couch with me on his lap. "Wow that sounds like a good dream I wish I could see it and it was actually happening." he says to me smiling. I smile back and kiss him that's when Peter and Evie walk into the room. "Morning love bird's." Peter says smiling as well. He has a cup of coffee in one hand and Evie's hand in the other. "Good to see your finally up." Evie adds with a smile. "Morning" I say to Evie then turn back to Eric and kiss him once more before getting up to go to the kitchen for breakfast.
