Marissa woke up groggy and with a stuffy nose.

“Ugh, it felt like I had been drinking,” she thought as she opened her eyes and quickly shut them as the morning light seemed to be solely focused on her eyes. She panicked for a moment when she couldn't lift her limbs, but then she looked at her side and saw Bernard’s eyes closed in sleep, and she relaxed.

Marissa remembered how they had both ended up on the couch and what had happened the night before. She couldn't believe that she had all that bottled up inside. She cannot remember if she has ever cried like that before. Even though...