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her forehead, then her cheeks, before sealing a kiss to her soft hungry lips.  His warm, full lips feel so real; she refuses to believe that she is really asleep. She starts to cry, looking into his eyes.  It’s too painful to look at him, so she pulls him close to her once again, desperately trying to cling to him with everything she can.
    “Dylan, I’ve missed you so much.”
    She pulls back slightly to kiss him hungrily again.
    He wraps his massive arms around her and hugs her close, as he whispers soothing words close into her ear of reassurances that she’s longed to hear.
    “Shhh…I’m here now, Anna-Marie.  Please don’t cry.  I promised you I would always be there and I have kept that promise.  I am with you every second of everyday, whether you see me or not.”
    “I feel you, I swear I do, but it kills me to not be able see you or feel your touch.”
    “I know , baby.”
    “Can’t I stay here with you?”
    “Honey, you can stay as long as you need to, but eventually you have to go back.”
    She begins to cry harder and cling to him even tighter . “But, I don’t want to go back.  Oh God, Dylan, it hurts so badly.  Sometimes I can’t breathe.”
    “Shhh… it’s okay.  I’m here now.”
    No other words are spoken, nor are necessary.  He just holds her tightly, giving her a break from all the weight on her shoulders that she carries around these days.  He strokes her mass of dark wavy hair like he used to, as she falls asleep in his arms, feeling more at peace then she has in months. 
    Oh yes, that is enough for her.  
     
    ***
     
    Anna -Marie opens her eyes to see that she is still lying on her blanket in the cemetery and it is still dark out.  Disappointed to still have to deal with the night, she blinks through the dark, trying to get her eyes to adjust.
    “ Hmm…I wonder what time it is,” she says to herself.
    She fumbles through her pockets, only to realize she left her phone in the car.
    She sits up and looks around.  On the few occasions she’s come out here in the night, she’s never woken up with it still being dark out.  It was always right before dawn, when the sun is beginning to awake over the horizon, turning the darkened night sky a dark shade of purple.  The air is still warm and humid, but now the fog has settled close to the ground, making her surroundings look exceptionally eerie. Surprisingly, she’s still not afraid. 
    That is until she hears a noise not so far away.
    She whips her head around towards the sound and holds her breath as she waits to hear another sound.  The night becomes completely still in that instant and even though it is still warm out, a chill runs through her.
    “Hello?  Is someone there? ”  She yells out.
    Still nothing .
    “It must have been an animal ,” she says to herself.
    She stands and gathers up her blanket. 
    “Okay, Dylan, I’m going back home.  Thank you for holding me and letting me sleep.  I’ve needed it pretty badly.”
    Anna -Marie bends down and kisses his name like she usually does, when she hears the noise again.
    She jerks her head up towards the area the sound came from.  It didn’t sound as far away this time.  She hugs her fuzzy blanket close to her chest as if it is a protective shield and starts to walk towards her car.  It isn’t too far away, maybe twenty -five feet. 
    She hears something behind her this time, and it sounds even closer.  She stops and turns around, but the sound is gone again.  She is really freaked out now.  She turns back in the direction of her car, but instead of a view of the path, there is a man about fifteen feet ahead and he is staring right at her.  She stands there frozen, unable to move or even breathe.
    What the hell!  Where did he come from?  He wasn’t there a second ago, she thinks to herself.
    She is confused about what to do.  Does she continue to stand there or does she walk past him to get to her car as fast as she can? 
    As if he could hear