fire and rain // forheadedrose

34. Decoy pt.1

M A R T I N

"Join me." Deja's voice echoed as she walked to the shower in my trailer.

I stood from the couch as she turned on the water, steam started to gather around the trailer.

"Join me." She giggled as looked over at me.

She took my hand in hers as I stepped into the shower.

I gasped as I woke up to a sound of water running.

I looked over at I laid on my couch where I always fall asleep, "Hey, what the hell?" I shouted at the dog that the Dutch dummies left behind.

"All right, I live here. Hey." I said standing up and walking towards the dog.

"How'd you get in here?" I asked crouching down as the dog whimpered.

"What are you doing?" I said as I rubbed his neck, I looked at his collar to see it just had the Dutch flag on it.

I sighed, "Yeah, we all got problems."

"Let's go. Up, come on." I said before letting him outside to relieve himself.

I closed the door and then sighed as I turned around, I looked up at the shower that I kissed my wife in.

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Someone cleared their throat and I inhaled deeply as I opened my eyes, I looked up to see Cahill sitting there with a smirk.

"Did it again, didn't I?" I said trying to wake myself up.

"Yep. But how about we try to salvage the last five minutes of outlet session and talk about.. I don't know.. You're sleeping problem?" She said as I stretched.

"I don't have a sleeping problem." I assured her.

"No, not in here you don't. How about at home? Are you still having those dreams?" She asked as I brushed my hair back as I sat up.

"They're getting worse." She spoke as she observed me ignoring her questions.

"Well, depends on how you look at them." I said looking over at her.

"Tell me. What do you do in the dreams? Do you talk to her? Touch her? Do you have sex?" She asked, having no problem with getting to the point.

"She talks to me." I reluctantly spoke, folding my arms over my chest.

"What does she say?"

"Join me." I looked up at Cahill.

"Is that what you want?" She asked quietly.

"Some days." "Just some days?" She knew how to get me to talk, I'll give her that.

"Most days.. Everyday." I admitted.

My phone started buzzing and I got it out of my pocket, "Oh, dead guy downtown." I said standing up.

"Saved by a stiff." Cahill sighed.