Eric I woke up the next morning with Venita laying on my chest. I was on my back under the covers while she had managed to crawl onto me in the night to sleep on top of me. Her front was pressed to mine, her head on my chest and her legs between mine. I lay there and watched her sleep peacefully and just admired the little warrior I had. There were days when she didn’t want to touch or be touched then there were days when she wanted to live in my skin with me. I never knew what I was getting with her but I still loved her deeply and I would take whatever I got. After a while, I needed to get up to start my day so I stroked the side of Venita’s face with the back of my finger. She started to stir then finally opened her eyes and took a deep breath while scanning where and how she ended