Clair -

The next morning, when I woke up, the birds weren't even up, and the moon was shining over the vast forest. My guess is that it's between 4 and 5 a.m. Xander has his arm around my waist.

Because I need to pee, I wrestle with his arm to remove it. However, every time I moved his arm, he put it right back. There was nothing I could do but wake him up. My pillow was my weapon of choice. I shouted, "Wake up!" "I MUST PEE!" I yelled.

I could see Xander a little startled, as he sat himself up against his pillows. This released me from...