Anthony Edward Barton-Stark (aedwardstark) wrote in spinningcompass, @ 2013-07-23 23:49:00 |
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It had happened again. Tony sat up in bed, covered in sweat and panting heavily. Fortunately he never cried out in his sleep. He never did anything that might possible wake up AJ. And she seemed to be a heavy sleeper because she almost never woke up when he did. And if she did, he explained it away and then go down to his lab or just lay there in bed wide awake and watching her sleep. He looked down at AJ, still asleep, and sighed a bit before getting up and going into the bathroom. He splashed some cold water on his face and then just stood there, staring at himself in the mirror for several minutes before he shook his head. He then went back into the bedroom and quietly started to get dressed. He needed to go work out. Maybe if he exhausted himself enough he could get some sleep and not have to worry about the nightmares. It hadn't worked yet, but he was going to try. While in the middle of changing in the dark, however, he knocked over one of the bedside lamps. "Shit." |