"I'm sure of it," he insisted that morning, his eyes bulging in an erratic, wild manner.
"Edward, please," Jennifer said as they sat at the kitchen table, mug of coffee held between her hands, warming them. "You have to think about this in a rational way-"
"I know what I saw!"
"Oh honey... I believe that you believe it."
Edward threw his hands up in exasperation. "Don't get all scientist on me. I know I'm not crazy."
"No one is saying you're crazy, Edward. But just think about it. It's late, in the middle of the night. You were exhausted, coming off what I can only imagine must have been such an incredibly stressful day...
"You just acknowledged yourself that you had nodded off.
"You can't concede that it's
possible
you just had a really vivid, waking dream?"
"I..." The expression on Edward's face wavered for a moment, then hardened with resolution. "I know what I saw!"
"Oh, Edward, " Jennifer said, a bemused smiled on her face. "You are a stubborn man."
***
The day passed slowly for Edward. After breakfast, Jennifer, still recuperating, had gone back upstairs to lay down again, and he had spent the afternoon in their home office, distractedly attempting to work remotely. He really got nothing of substance done, as he could not stop thinking about the surreal events of the evening before and periodically kept going upstairs to check on his wife, almost disappointed to see that she was still her normal self, fast asleep.
Not that his disappointment had anything whatsoever to do with his wife. Not for a minute would he ever remotely
want
anything like that vacuous, scandalous nymphomaniac from last night's... incident... or hallucination... or who knew?
But still... it would have been nice to have some validation.
Jennifer seemed to know exactly was on his mind, as they settled into bed later that evening after an early supper. She saw him looking at her a moment longer than normal as she reached over to turn off the bedside lamp.
"What's the matter", she asked, turning back, leaving the light untouched so Edward could see her fully. "Let down that I haven't transformed into a blonde sex kitten again?"
Edward gave a crooked smile before he reached out and stroked her face again. "How could I ever want anything but you, just the way you are?"
"Oh you sly charmer, you," Jennifer said, leaning in for a good night kiss.
Their eyes met for a moment, and then they kissed again, more deeply.
"Is it ok to..?" Edward asked, concerned that she was still sore from her accident.