Dream - Home Coming

Last night, I was sleeping on my left side, tucked in nicely under my blanket.  I was sound asleep, but suddenly, I felt an arm diving under my body. Someone had come on my bed and held me tightly from behind. He gently caressed my upper right arm with his right hand, and I knew in an instant it was my husband.

I turned around and it surely was him. I was absolutely stunned to see him this soon. He said his deployment ended early and he came home to give me a surprise. We snuggled and I fell back to sleep. I had not slept this well since he left.

We had so much to catch up with! The next day we pretty much snuggled all day to make up all the time we had lost, and he was getting acquainted with our unborn baby. He was a really sweet guy.

But the sweetness didn't last too long. I went to do the dishes in the kitchen.  Instead of coming to help me, he pulled out his PlayStation 2 and started playing video games in the living room. At first I did not complain. But standing by the sink was making me really exhausted. I became more and more irritated. I finally turned off the faucet, went to the living room, and yelled at him for not helping me.

Right around this moment, I woke up and realized it was all just a dream. It was still dark outside. It scared me a little because the dream was so real. I could swear that I felt my husband squeezing my arms when I dreamed that he came to my bed, and holding me tightly when I felt back to sleep.  I was a little upset that the dream did not end very well, although I have to say that it was a fairly true reflection of our normal life.