[b]Jessalyn - House - Nightmare[/b]

Jess wasn't sure how long she was asleep, but she woke up violently after having a nightmare.
She had dreamed that she had gone into labor, but her baby had been born a walker. It was enough to make any woman horrified. She had enough anxieties about the birth of her child without nightmares like this.

Jess reached over next to her and found the bed empty.
... Right... of course... Just because she was pretending to be Floyd's woman didn't mean he had to be in the room with her.
Of course...
But the bed seemed so large... and cold...

She got up slowly, taking the blanket with her and walking carefully across the floor so as not to make too much noise. It was after dark and she didn't want to wake anyone up.
Going down the hallway, she spotted the door to the baby's room was slightly ajar. Looking inside she spotted Floyd on the floor.
Did he really not want to be in the same room as her? She wasn't that repulsive to him. Was she?

Ignoring the nagging feelings of doubt, Jess took a bold step for once in her life.
Getting down on the floor, she laid beside Floyd and pulled the blanket over them both. She didn't know if he woke up when she laid beside him or not, but she didn't really care if he did. She wasn't leaving. She needed someone beside her. She didn't like sleeping alone.
Laying on her side, facing him, she tucked her hand gently into the crook of his arm, holding on to him like an anchor. Her belly brushed against his side. Inside, her baby shifted a little, like he was settling in for the night too. Like he was content where they were.

Was it a he? Perhaps it was a girl. Jess hadn't even given thought to names. She supposed with how close she was getting she'd need to start thinking seriously about names.
Well if it was a boy she certainly wasn't going to name him 'Bruce'. With any luck, he'd grow up thinking that Floyd was his father.
The possiblity that Floyd may not want such a thing didn't even cross her mind. She couldn't see a future without him in it. She couldn't live without him now. He was as much a part of her life as her unborn child.