i_dreamt_that_i_dreamt_03 crOwl lilly's recovery from the murder of her parents was grueling. she perpetually thought of herself at the bottom of an insanely deep, slippery-walled, moss-covered well. everyday she attempted to climb out, sometimes reaching upwards to sixty feet, only to fall, often bruising and hurting herself, many times gashing her cheek against a sharp stone. eventually, she strengthened in her legs and arms and was able to climb, with the help of a rope, the 100 feet to emotional freedom. she accepted jake's madness as her lot. what could she do if she was left alone to live, the one spared or the one that was really dead, absent of happiness? and then she met gavin in the lobby of a movie theater and after coffee and intelligent conversation ended up in bed with him. he was slightly older than her and came with a dog named coltrane. though he did not know it until lilly told him about the dream, he was the one who threw the rope into the well and held on while she climbed out. but now, the sudden, unexpected dream scared the hell out of her. she thought she had left the unspeakable tragedy behind in the murky waters that often tried to suck her into their chilly depths. it was as though she was forced to peer inside the well again. she walked into the bathroom and stood in front of the mirror. for a brief, eerie second, she thought she saw jake's face. she screamed a sound so blood-curdling that gavin nearly fell over a chair trying to get to her fast enough. "what's the matter!?" he yelled embracing her. she gripped him tightly as if she let go she would hurtle back into the hole of the well. 070610 ... unhinged 'i thought i saw him.' coltrane came into the bathroom nervously sniffing and shoved his concerned snout in between lilly and gavin. lilly smiled and gave him a good scratch behind his ears. gavin quietly chuckled. 'she's okay trane. i got her. you know, seriously, he's never been this protective of a girlfriend of mine.' 'it's because i let him sleep in the bed with us. it's only fair really. he was here first.' coltrane butted lilly's inactive hand and she finally laughed. 'ok ok dude. i know. i know. once i start, i can't stop.' 'you know, now that i think about it, i think you might be right about that.' 'i know i'm right. you probably dated prissy snobby girls that wouldn't let him sleep in the bed because he's too big and he smells funny.' lilly said the last part in a mocking tone. coltrane looked up at her and heaved a sigh before he set his head back in her lap. 'that's it. i'm totally right. coltrane agrees with me.' 'i don't like the way you two gang up on me.' gavin pushed coltrane out of lilly's lap and climbed on top of her. coltrane started to whimper. in between kisses gavin looked back at coltrane, 'she is MINE you know.' lilly bit gavin hard. 'OUCH. damn. ok, you aren't mine. i...' '...was just talking to the dog. yeah yeah. why are we making out on the bathroom floor?' 'i think we are making out on the bathroom floor because you freaked about a bad dream and me and trane followed you in here and he keeps trying to steal all your loving from me.' lilly led gavin back to bed laughing. 'oh, the two of you. it really is like having two boyfriends.' 070616 what's it to you? who go blather from